TY - JOUR AU - Widayati, Anis Nur PY - 2021/08/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL TEAM (PEDA’ TEAM) IN BADA HIGHLAND, CENTRAL SULAWESI PROVINCE, INDONESIA JF - Proceedings of the International Conference on Public Health JA - ICOPH VL - 6 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.17501/24246735.2020.6101 UR - https://tiikmpublishing.com/proceedings/index.php/icoph/article/view/756 SP - 1-8 AB - <p>Background. Schistosomiasis has been a community health problem in endemic areas. In<br>Indonesia, it is caused by trematode Schistosoma japonicum, with snail Oncomelania hupensis<br>lindoensis as its intermediate host. This disease is only found in three endemic areas in Central<br>Sulawesi Province: Napu and Bada highlands, Poso Regency, and Lindu highland in Sigi Regency.<br>Various schistosomiasis control efforts were accomplished for more than the last twenty years.<br>However, the schistosomiasis prevalence in Indonesia still fluctuates. The study aimed to determine<br>the effectiveness of the Peda’ team in the research area. Method. One strategy of schistosomiasis<br>control by community empowerment, namely the Bada Model, was implemented in Bada highland,<br>Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, from May to November 2019. One of the model’s<br>elements is the formation of the schistosomiasis control village team (namely Peda’ Team), which<br>was trained about schistosomiasis control. After the training, they were assigned several duties,<br>including schistosomiasis socialization to the village community, stool sample collection, snail<br>habitat control, snail and rats survey, and assisting the mass drug administration. The evaluation was<br>conducted in stool sample coverage and the snail habitat area. Results. The results showed an<br>increase in stool sample collection coverage in the community, becoming more than 80% in almost<br>all endemic villages. We found the decrease from 26 become three focus areas because of the active<br>effort to control the schistosomiasis intermediate snail focus area. Based on the results can be<br>concluded that the Peda team formation can support schistosomiasis control more useful in the<br>research area</p> ER -