Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Diarrhea is a common disease in developing countries, including
Indonesia. A microorganism that can cause diarrhea is intestinal helminth
infestation. The purpose of this study was to detect intestinal helminth
infestations, such as species of helminth infestation of nematodes, trematodes,
and cestodes in feces diarrhea children aged 1-14 years were treated at the
Community Health Center of Hospitalization Pekanbaru. Examination of samples
conducted by feces examination specimens had been made directly with 2% Eosin
staining and examined under a microscope in Parasitology Laboratory Faculty
of Medicine, University of Riau. This research was a descriptive study. Feces
samples from 97 children with diarrhea were examined obtained 12 samples
(12.4%) positive intestinal helminth infestations. Intestinal helminth are detected
intestinal nematodes, which 7 samples (7.2%) positively infested with Ascaris
lumbricoides, and 5 samples (5.2%) positively infested with Trichuris trichiura.
The frequency of intestinal helminth infestation based on gender is high enough
in boys and based on age is quite high found in children aged 1-5 years.
