Abstract :
Worm infections are one of the most common diseases scattered and infect
humans around the world. One type of worm that is the biggest cause of
helminthiasis is Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH). Soil Transmitted Helminths
are worms that in their life cycle require proper soil to develop into an infeective
form. The purpose of this research is to find out the species of egg- Soil
Transmintted Helminths and a percentage of the samples contaminated with the
Soil Transmintted Helminths in soil-related workers.
This research uses a type of research literature study. The data needed in
this study were derived from the research results of egg contamination of Soil
Transmittd Helminths in some soil-related workers, namely breeder, duck
herdsman, garbage carrier, scavenger, tile craftsmen, farmer, ornamental plant
seller, manure maker, coffee plantation worker and brick craftsman with the
research samples used are feces. The data obtained is analyzed using descriptive
analysis.
Based on the results obtained, that the positive type of work contaminated
by egg Soil Transmitted Helminths as much as 7 jobs (70%) namely breeder, duck
herdsman, garbage carrier, scavenger, ornamental plant seller, coffee plantation
worker and brick craftsman, with the species that contaminate Ascaris
lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Hook worm. The highest contamination was
found in breeder in Lingkungan Getep, Kelurahan Ampenan Selatan of 27
samples (90%) contaminated egg Soil Transmitted Helminths . Negative results of
3 jobs (30%) namely tile craftsmen, farmers and manure makers.