Education about Helminthiasis to the Parents of Students in SD Muhammadiyah Program Unggulan (MPU) Colomadu Karanganyar

Abstract

Elementary school age (SD) is the highest age for helminthiasis. Worms in elementary
school students can cause anemia, poor nutritional status, decreased concentration and
decreased learning achievement. Symptoms of worms are sometimes difficult to detect so
that parents and teachers do not know that students have worms. This disease can be
diagnosed by simple laboratory tests, which can be used as a screening. Worm disease can
be caused by various things, one of which is the lack of knowledge of students, parents and
teachers about worms. This activity aims to increase knowledge about helminthiasis
among the parents of the Colomadu Karanganyar Primary Program Muhammadiyah
Elementary School (MPU) students. The results of this activity, the average value of the
pretest is 90, while the average value of the posttest is 95.7, there is an increase in the
value of 5.7. The conclusion of this activity is that there is an increase in the knowledge of
parents of SD MPU Colomadu Karanganyar students about worms. The participants
participated in the activities well and enthusiastically