| dc.description.abstract | Background: Taeniasis is a disease caused by infection Taenia sp. infection, one
of which is Taenia solium, whose intermediate host is pigs. Adult tapeworms
develop in the intestines of the host (human) after ingesting undercooked infected
pork, causing taeniasis. One of the dishes originating from Bali uses pork as its
basic ingredient, namely pork lawar, which uses either cooked, undercooked pork,
or raw pork. Many Balinese people, including those in Kerobokan Village, are
accustomed to consuming pork lawar. Objective: To determine the relationship
between the habit of consuming pork lawar and the incidence of taeniasis in
Kerobokan Village, Badung Regency, Bali. Methods: This is a categoric
correlational study with a cross-sectional design, to describe the relationship
between the habit of consuming pork lawar and the incidence of taeniasis in
Kerobokan Village, Badung Regency, Bali. The sample in this study is the
community in Kerobokan Village, Badung Regency, Bali. With a correlation
coefficient of 0.25, a total of 128 subjects were obtained using the consecutive
sampling method. The data in this study were obtained by filling out online
questionnaire. Results: This study found that the more than half of respondents had
a habit of consuming good pork lawar (50.8%), and only one out of 128 of
respondents (0.08%) had a history of taeniasis. The significance value of the
correlation (p) between the habit of eating pork lawar and a history of taeniasis
was 0.312. Conclusion: There is no correlation between the habit of consuming
pork lawar and the incidence of taeniasis. | en_US |
