Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 16-20
The Effect of Level of Dryness of Papaya (Carica Papaya L.) Seeds as Anthelmintic in Primary School-Age Children
RahmatHaji Saeni, Erdiawati Arief
Department of Nutrition, Polytechnic of Health, Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: RahmatHaji Saeni
ABSTRACT
Background: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection is a global public health problem in the world. More than 1.5 billion people or 24% of the world population is infected by parasitic worms and 300 million of them patients with severe infections to 150 thousand deaths occur each year due to STH infection. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of papaya seeds flour as anthelmintic.
Method: this was an experimental study with quasi-experimental design. Stool examination were conducted to assess the status of STH infection. Children who positive for STH infection will be included as sample that will be divided into three groups. Papaya seeds will be dried for 2 hours, 3 hours and 4 hours at a temperature of 50oC and made into flour. Every children will get 2 gr of papaya seeds flour every day for a week, then the second stool examination will be conducted to determine the status of STH infection.
Results: Eighty-three out of 126 children were positive for STH infection. From 83 children, there were 48 children refuse to be included as sample in the study. The total number of sample was 35 children. From 3 groups of intervention, there were no difference effectiveness of papaya seeds flour as anthelmintic.
Conclusion: The papaya seeds flour can be used as anthelmintic formula in preventing STH infection in school-age children.
Keywords: Papaya seeds flour, school-age children, anthelmintic