DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i10.051

Pages: 3470-3473

Background: Infectious diseases in Indonesia in general are still quite high. One of the diseases whose incidence is still high is worm infection, which is intestinal worms that are transmitted through the infected soil. Helminthiasis is one of the 10 largest children's diseases in Indonesia, with a prevalence of 22.6% in 2013[1] The impact of helminthiasis can interfere with health and nutritional status. Anemia is a medical condition in which the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin is less than normal. One of the causes of low Hemoglobin is inadequate nutrition and infectious diseases. Objectives: This study aims to determine the relationship between nutritional status, anemia and helminthiasis in adolescents. Method: This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional design conducted on high school students in the city of Manado. Collection of primary data and secondary data used interview techniques, measurement techniques and observation. Anthropometric measurements of a total of 1256 students were taken to determine nutritional status. Then 100 students were selected to be tested for hemoglobin and stool examination. All subjects were asked to collect feces samples when going to school to be examined in the laboratory to assess the status of helminthiasis. Statistic analyzed used Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Test. Results: The result of this study indicates that there were 56 female students (56%) more than male students. There were 9 students with under nutrition status and 91 normal students. Students who have anemia are as many as 7 people (7%). Based on the results of stool examinations conducted on 100 students there were 3 children (3%) positive infected with helminthiasis and 97 children (97%) were negative. Worm infection occurred in subjects are relatively mild. ..............