THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAND WASHING HABITS AND SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH INFECTIONS IN STUDENTS AT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 106856 TANJUNG BERINGIN

This Study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between the habit of washing hands and STH infection in students of State Elementary School 106856 Tanjung Beringin, Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra. This type of research is analytic observational. The research design used was a cross sectional study. The research will be conducted at SD Negeri 106856 Tanjung Beringin, Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra. Examination of STH eggs will be carried out in the Parasitology laboratory of FK UMSU by means of the Kato-Katz examination. Sampling in this study used the total sampling method, where all students in grades I-VI became the research sample. Data analysis used the chi square test. The incidence of STH infection in students of SD Negeri 106856 was 29.4%. The results of the chi-square test between hand washing habits and STH infection were P-Value <0.05 (0.000 <0.05). There is a relationship between the habit of washing hands and STH infection in class I-VI students of Elementary School 106856 Tanjung Beringin, Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra in 2022.