Personal Hygiene Behavior Relationships with Helminthiases Infestation on Craftsmen Brick in Bonto

Helminthiases caused by parasites such as worms, which can occur mild or severe infestation. Helminthiases infestation is a worm infestation caused by intestinal nematodes class Lumbricoides including Ascaris, Trichuris trichiura, and Hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator Americanus. Helminthiases is one disease in Indonesia due to lack of knowledge and personal hygiene community. The purpose of this study to determine the relationship of personal hygiene with the incidence of infestation helminthiases craftsmen brick. The method used are analytical survey with Cross Sectional approach, and using the chi-square test. The population is all worker craftsmen brick in the Ba’do Village. Bonto Nompo District. Gowa Regency in 2014 as many asa76 respondents, samples are 63 respondents. The distribution result of the data obtained personal hygiene habit of washing hands before eating eligible (50.8%), which are not eligible (49.2%), the habit of cutting nails are eligible (46.0%), which are not eligible (54.0%) footwear use are eligible (33.3%), which are not eligible (66.7%). Craftsmen bricks positive helminthiases (84.1%), negative (15.9%). Statistical test result data obtained wash their hands before eating X2 hit. = 6.54> X2 table = 3.841, cutting nails X2 hit. = 5.52> X2 table = 3.841, footwear use X2 hit. = 32.6> X2 table = 3.841