GAMBARAN PREVALENSI BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS PADA MASYARAKAT DI KOTA SURAKARTA

Anita, Purwandari (2022) GAMBARAN PREVALENSI BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS PADA MASYARAKAT DI KOTA SURAKARTA. Other thesis, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional.

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Abstract

Blastocystis hominis is one off the most common protozoa found in the human intestinal tract. Blastocystis hominis is an agent that can cause gastrointestinal manifestations in human. Diarrhea, abdominal pain, meteorimus, anorexia, weight loss, constipation, nausea and vomiting were found in patients infected with Blastocystis hominis. The diagnosis of Blastocystis hominis can be determined by microscopic examination. In the city of Surakarta, no research has been conducted on the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis infection. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence or absence of Blastocystis hominis infection in the community at City of Surakarta. This research method is descriptive. The population in this study were all patients from the Surakarta City community who carried out routine stool examinations at the Prodia Solo Clinical Laboratory. Sampling technique by accidental sampling. Data collection was carried out through examination of stool samples in the form of direct. Sufficiently obtained stool sample suspension was homogenized with a dye solution and observed under a microscope with objective magnifications of 10X and 40X. The results obtained showed that 10 samples tested positive for Blastocystis hominis infection where spread over in 5 sub-districts. The conclusion was that the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in the people of Surakarta City was 12.05% of the total samples examined.

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