Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University Rectorate, Bali, Indonesia
Made Sudarmaja is associated with the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia. His research interest lies in the field of Soil-transmitted helminth infection; Elementary schoolchildren; Prevalence; Infection intensity; Reinfection; Bali
Review Article
Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection among Elementary Schoolchildren in Bali, Indonesia
Author(s): Putu Sutisna, Nengah Kapti, Made Sudarmaja, Kadek Swastika and Dewa Putu Widjana
Soil-transmitted helminth infection is endemic in Bali, affecting adult people and preschool-age and school-age children. Surveys done during 1979-2000 on different groups of people in urban and rural places of Bali have found quite a high infection prevalence of Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm. Surveys carried out during 2002-2010 on elementary school children in rural villages of Badung and Gianyar districts have also found a similar high prevalence of Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm. Intensity of infection of Ascaris and Trichuris in elementary schoolchildren was mostly light to moderate, but a portion of the schoolchildren had heavy infection with the two species. A survey done on elementary schoolchildren that were found infected with Ascaris and Trichuris has shown reinfection of Ascaris occurred two months and three months, respectively, after anthelmintic treatment, while re.. View more»