Level of Community Knowledge About Medicine for Adult Worms in Baru Village Siantar Utara District

Worm disease can cause problems because it causes loss of carbohydrates and protein as well blood loss, thereby reducing the quality human resources. The largest nematodes infecting hundreds millions people are roundworms ( Ascaris lumbricoides ), whipworms Trichuris trichiura hookworms Ancylostoma duodenale Necatoramericanus ). These types worms widely found easy to grow in tropical subtropical Asia. And public awareness is still low. In particular, new Kelurahan one kelurahan located Pemangsiantar, which with a dense population, various age levels. Therefore authors measure level knowledge adult worm disease. From results research that author did using questionnaire data respondent sample many 30 respondents, was urban village had good about disease, be seen from testing SPSS application correlation accuracy. one.