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dc.contributor.authorPark, MJ
dc.contributor.authorLaksono, Budi
dc.contributor.authorHadisaputro, Soeharyo
dc.contributor.authorGray, Darren
dc.contributor.authorClements, Archie
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Donald
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:14:33Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:14:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.modified2014-08-15T01:52:27Z
dc.identifier.issn2241-8229
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/62280
dc.description.abstractOpen defecation increases the risk of helminthiasis and other infectious diseases. In rural Indonesia, we tested a household latrine (the 'BALatrine') as a method for controlling soil transmitted helminth (STH) infection. We studied two villages, one of which had household latrines and the other did not. The dependent variable was the presence or absence of worm eggs in stool samples, as confirmed by laboratory analysis. The independent variables were the village of residence, demographic characteristics, and various behaviours associated in the literature with the risk of helminthiasis. The total number of participants was 475, of whom 392 were worm-free. In a multivariate logistic-regression model, the people who were more likely to be worm-free were younger, female, did not spend time in the paddy fields, and lived in the village that had BALatrines. Compared with the people living in the village without BALatrines, those in the village with BALatrines were twice as likely to be worm-free. A longitudinal controlled study of the BALatrine would allow us to confirm the significance of this household latrine in controlling helminthiasis.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAthens Institute for Education & Research
dc.publisher.placeGreece
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.atiner.gr/journals/health.htm
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom81
dc.relation.ispartofpageto89
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAthens Journal of Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume1
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth Promotion
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111712
dc.titlePreventing Parasitic and Gastrointestinal Infections in Central Java: The ‘Balatrine Intervention
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Public Health
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2014. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal's website or contact the authors.
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gro.griffith.authorStewart, Donald E.
gro.griffith.authorPark, MJ


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