Single-dose Albendazole 400 mg Effectiveness in <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> and <i>Trichuris trichiura </i>Infections

Authors

  • Ni Putu Aryadnyani Medical Laboratory Technology Department of Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health Jakarta III Jl. Arteri JORR Jatiwarna Pondok Melati, Bekasi, Indonesia
  • Warida Warida Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health Jakarta III Jl. Arteri JORR Jatiwarna Pondok Melati, Bekasi, Indonesia
  • Mega Mirawati Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health Jakarta III Jl. Arteri JORR Jatiwarna Pondok Melati, Bekasi, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24203/ajas.v7i5.5915

Keywords:

Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Albendazole 400 mg

Abstract

Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis is caused by nematode worm infections, namely Ascaris lumbricoides (round worm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) and Necator americanus or Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm). At present, the prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Indonesia is still high. To reduce the prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Indonesia, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia holds a mass worm treatment program for pre-school age children and school-aged children. The drug given is albendazole 400 mg single dose. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a single dose of albendazole 400 mg against infections of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura. This study used a Pre-Experiment research design (One Group Pretest-Posttest). The research subjects were 66 people. Subjects positive for Ascaris lumbricoides were 37 people (mild infection 67.57%, moderate infection 27.03% and severe infection 5.41%). After giving a single dose of albendazole 400 mg to 37 people who were positive for Ascaris lumbricoides, 37 people had not found eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides on faecal examination after treatment. Positive subjects Trichuris trichiura were 54 people (mild infections 51.85%, moderate infections 44.44% and severe infections 3.73%). After giving a single dose of albendazole 400 mg to 54 positive people Trichuris trichiura, in severe infections, the percentage of eggs dropped was 100%. In moderate infections, the percentage of the number of eggs dropped is 95.83%. In mild infections, the percentage of total recovery was 7.14%, and the percentage of eggs dropped was 39.29%. The results of the Wilcoxon test on Ascaris lumbricoides obtained a significance value of <0.05, which means that there are significant differences in the examination before treatment and after treatment. The results of the Wilcoxon test on Trichuris trichiura obtained a significance value of 0.05, which means there were no significant differences in the results of the examination before treatment and after treatment. Albendazole 400 mg single dose is effective against Ascaris lumbricoides infection and is not effective against Trichuris trichiura infection.

Author Biographies

Ni Putu Aryadnyani, Medical Laboratory Technology Department of Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health Jakarta III Jl. Arteri JORR Jatiwarna Pondok Melati, Bekasi, Indonesia

Medical Laboratory Technology Department

Warida Warida, Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health Jakarta III Jl. Arteri JORR Jatiwarna Pondok Melati, Bekasi, Indonesia

Medical Laboratory Technology Department

Mega Mirawati, Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health Jakarta III Jl. Arteri JORR Jatiwarna Pondok Melati, Bekasi, Indonesia

Medical Laboratory Technology Department

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Published

2019-10-18

How to Cite

Aryadnyani, N. P., Warida, W., & Mirawati, M. (2019). Single-dose Albendazole 400 mg Effectiveness in <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> and <i>Trichuris trichiura </i>Infections. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(5). https://doi.org/10.24203/ajas.v7i5.5915