Abstract :
Worms is a disease that still occurs in many communities, especially in
rural communities, but it does not get enough attention. This worm disease can be
transmitted through soil called Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH). The Soil
Transmitted Helminths egg group is Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and
Hookworm. Soil Transmitted Helminths are nematode worms that require soil for
the development of the infective form. The occupation that is closely related to STH
infection is farming.
This study aims to determine the presence of Soil Transmitted Helminths
eggs on the nails of farmers in Kaliwedi Village, Sragen. Sampling was done by
simple radom sampling of 20 farmer?s nail samples. The sample is soaked with
NaOh 0,25% solution then precipitated by centrifugation and examined under a
microscope. The examination was carried out at the Parasitology Laboratory of the
Surakarta National College of Health with sedimentation techniques. The data
obtained were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that there were no eggs
found in Soil Transmitted Helminths or eggs STH which is found to be 0% of the
20 nail samples examined.