Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

School of Public Health Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Thailand

Biography

Sueptrakool Wasessombat is an assistant professor at the School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Thasala, Thailand. The researcher has a special interest in the field of Anaerobic & microaerobic bacteria, especially Campylobacter, Helicobacter pathogenesis, and selective medium development, moreover dermatophytes detection.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Environmental Risk Factors of Hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis infections among school children in rural areas Kutai Kertanegara Regency, Indonesia.
  Author(s): Blego Sedionoto*, Sueptrakool Wasessombat, Nutjaree Jeenduang, Chuchard Punsawad, Witthaya Anamnart and Jitbanjong Tangpong
  
  Background: Hookworm and S. stercoralis are still challenge in public health problem especially in developing countries where have environmental risk factors that are potential for transmitting of hookworm and S. stercoralis in Kutai Kertanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia have high-risk factors of the prevalence of hookworm and S. stercoralis especially environmental risk factors. Methods: In this study was showed the infection rates, correlation analysis between risk factors, and prevalence of hookworm and S. stercoralis were used statistical analysis. A cross-sectional study was performed among 107 schoolchildren participants from rural schoolchildren of Kutai Kertanegara Regency, Indonesia. This study used two diagnostic methods: Kato Katz and Koga agar plate culture/KAP culture for diagnosing hookworm and Strongyloides infections. Pearson chi-square ana.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-891X.21.9.265

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