Gambaran karakteristik amebiasis pada anak di RSUD Wangaya periode Juli 2022 – Desember 2023
Background: Amoebiasis is an infection caused by the protozoan parasite genus Entamoeba which is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. The prevalence of amoebiasis in Indonesia reaches 17.9%. Children are more susceptible to infection, due to low immunity and dirty environments. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics and proportion of amoebiasis incidence in pediatric patients at Wangaya Hospital in the period July 2022 - December 2023. Methods: The design of this study is descriptive retrospective using secondary data from medical records with total sampling technique. Results: The proportion of amoebiasis incidence to diarrhea in pediatric patients at Wangaya Regional Hospital for the period July 2022 - December 2023 was 2.1%, the majority of patients had characteristics of age ≤ 5 years of 69.2%, male gender of 61.5%, residing in Denpasar of 84.6%, having good nutritional status of 76.9%, length of treatment of ≤ 4 days of 84.6%, and the results of stool examination found Entamoeba histolytica cysts of 30.8% and Entamoeba coli cysts of 69.2%. Conclusion: Characteristics of pediatric patients with amebiasis at Wangaya Regional Hospital, most of whom found Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba coli cysts in stool examination. The proportion of incidents is in the low category. Latar Belakang: Amebiasis merupakan infeksi yang disebabkan oleh parasit protozoa genus Entamoeba yang ditularkan melalui fecal-oral. Prevalensi amebiasis di Indonesia mencapai 17.9%. Anak-anak lebih rentan terinfeksi, karena rendahnya imunitas dan lingkungan kotor. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui karakteristik dan proporsi kejadian amebiasis pada pasien anak di RSUD Wangaya periode Juli 2022 – Desember 2023. Metode: Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif retrospektif menggunakan data sekunder dari rekam medis dengan teknik total sampling. Hasil: Proporsi kejadian amebiasis terhadap diare pada pasien anak di RSUD Wangaya periode Juli 2022 – Desember 2023 adalah 2.1%, mayoritas pasien memiliki karakteristik usia ≤ 5 tahun sebesar 69.2%, berjenis kelamin laki-laki sebesar 61.5%, bertempat tinggal di Denpasar sebesar 84.6%, memiliki status gizi baik sebesar 76.9%, lama perawatan ≤ 4 hari sebesar 84.6%, serta hasil pemeriksaan feses mendapatkan kista Entamoeba histolytica sebesar 30.8% dan Entamoeba coli sebesar 69.2%. Simpulan: Karakteristik pasien anak dengan amebiasis di RSUD Wangaya sebagian besar ditemukan kista Entamoeba histolytica dan Entamoeba coli pada pemeriksaan feses. Proporsi kejadian dalam kategori rendah.
Authors
- I Made Sudarmaja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9201-2038)
- Dewa Ayu Agus Sri Laksemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-5531)
- Ni Luh Putu Eka Diarthini
- Ketut Prima Angandari
Institutions
- Udayana University (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Intisari Sains Medis
- Published
- 2025-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15562/ism.v16i1.2261
- Primary Topic
- Methodologies in Health Research and Practice
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00