IS THE EXISTENCE OF BREEDING PLACES AND CATTLE PENS A RISK FACTOR FOR THE INCIDENCE OF FILARIASIS IN INDONESIA?

Background: Filariasis is a neglected tropical disease which is still a health problem because it can cause disability and paralysis and there are 9,839 chronic cases recorded in Indonesia.
Objectives: This study aims to analyze the existence of breeding places and livestock pens as a risk factor for filariasis transmission.
Methods: We performed a case-control design of 23 patients who were positive for microfilariae based on the results of the Filariasis Finger Blood Survey and 46 controls were people who were negative for microfilariae out on Doang-Doangan Caddi Island and Bangko-Bangkoan Island, Pangkep Regency. Data analysis using Stata Program with Odds Ratio (OR) test and 95% confidence interval [CI].
Results: The results showed that the case group had more breeding places (82.6%) than the control group (26.1%). Residents whose homes have breeding places have a OR 13.45 (95% CI, 3,388 to 62,7125). The existence of cattle pens, respondents who do not have cattle pens in the case group are the same as those in the control group were 78.3%. The results of the analysis for the variable presence of cattle pens obtained the value of OR 1; (95% CI, 0,232-3,825). This shows that the existence of breeding places and the incidence of filariasis, which means that people who live around their homes are at risk of developing filariasis. Stagnant water is a place with a higher density of mosquito breeding than other breeding places and the distance of these breeding places is very close to the location where people live.
Conclusion: Breeding places is strongly associated with filariasis than presence of cattle pens, Future research should include other factors that allow filariasis to occur to validate this research.