Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Warmadewa, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

Biography

Dewa Putu Widjana is a faculty staff and research associate at the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Warmadewa, Denpasar, Bali.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence and Reinfection of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura among Elementary School Children in Rural Villages of Bali
  Author(s): Nengah Kapti, Putu Sutisna* and Dewa Putu Widjana
  
  Background: A study was carried out on the prevalence of infection and reinfection of A. lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura among elementary school children in Abiansemal Subdistrict, Bali. Objective: To assess the prevalence of the two worm species and reinfection that occurred after treatment.   Method: The elementary schools of SD1 Taman, SD3 Mambal, and SD3 Sibang Kaja were selected as the study sites by random sampling. Faecal samples from school children of the three selected elementary schools were collected and examined by Kato-Katz thick smear technique. Interview was done to assess the children’s habits and risk factors for reinfection.  Data of prevalence were analyzed by chi-square test and the other data were analyzed descriptively. .. View more»
  

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