Judul: Prevalence Helminthiasis in Dogs and Cats at Smilevet Clinic Kelapa Gading for Period January 2020 - January 2021
Abstrak: Anjing dan kucing merupakan hewan yang hidup berdampingan dengan manusia sebagai hewan peliharaan. Infeksi parasit cacing merupakan masalah yang umum pada hewan peliharaan namun data tentang prevalensi kejadian kecacingan di Indonesia masih sedikit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi dan faktor risiko kecacingan pada anjing dan kucing serta tindakan preventif untuk mencegah infeksi parasit cacing. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan merekap rekam medik yang ada di klinik Smilevet Kelapa Gading pada Januari 2020 – Januari 2021. Seluruh data rekam medik di klinik Smilevet Kelapa Gading periode Januari 2020 – Januari 2021 berjumlah 2.259 yang terdiri atas 976 pasien anjing dan 1.283 pasien kucing. Total kasus kecacingan pada anjing dan kucing berjumlah 18 kasus. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif kuantitatif. Prevalensi kecacingan pada anjing dan kucing di klinik Smilevet Kelapa Gading pada Januari 2020 – Januari 2021 kurang dari 1%. Spesies cacing yang teridentifikasi pada pasien kucing adalah Toxocara cati. Faktor risiko kejadian kecacingan pada anjing dan kucing dipengaruhi oleh jenis kelamin, breed, dan umur. Antelmintika yang banyak digunakan memiliki zat aktif febantel, praziquantel, dan pirantel embonate. Pemberian antelmintika secara rutin menjadi tindakan preventif untuk mencegah kejadian kecacingan pada anjing dan kucing., Dogs and cats are animals that live alongside human as pets. Helminthiasis is a common problem in pets but data about helminthiasis prevalence in Indonesia still few. This research aims to determine the prevalence and risk factor of helminthiasis in dogs and cats and preventive behaviour to prevent helminthiasis. The researcher collected data by recording medical records at Smilevet clinic Kelapa Gading in January 2020 – January 2021. All medical record data at Smilevet clinic Kelapa Gading period January 2020 – January 2021 totaled 2.259, consist 976 dogs patients and 1.283 cat patients. Total helminthiasis cases in dogs and cats were 18 cases. Data analyzed with the descriptive quantitative method. The prevalence of helminthiasis in dogs and cats at Smilevet clinic Kelapa Gading for January 2020 – January 2021 was less than 1%. Helminth species that have been identified in cat patients was Toxocara cati. The risk factors for the incidence of helminthiasis in dogs and cats are influenced by sex, breed, and age. Common anthelmintics that have been used have active substances febantel, praziquantel, and pirantel embonate. Regular administration of anthelmintics effective to prevent helminthiasis in dogs and cats
Keyword: anthelmintic, cats, dogs, helminth, risk factor

Judul: Relationship Between Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pet Owners with Case of Helminthiasis in Cat and Dog at Mayda Animal Care Clinic
Abstrak: Helminthiasis merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan oleh cacing dari kelas trematoda, nematoda, atau cestoda. Helminthiasis dapat ditemukan pada kucing dan anjing. Penularan helminthiasis dapat terjadi melalui oral, transplasental, atau transmamari. Pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan pemilik hewan memiliki pengaruh terhadap infeksi cacing. Tindakan pencegahan yang tepat dapat mencegah hewan peliharaan terkena helminthiasis. Data mengenai prevalensi, faktor risiko, dan pengaruh aspek pemilik hewan masih terbatas. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis kejadian kasus helminthiasis pada kucing dan anjing, serta hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan pemilik hewan di klinik Mayda Animal Care. Metode yang digunakan adalah pengambilan data sekunder berupa rekam medik dan data primer berupa kuesioner yang disebarkan kepada klien. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengetahuan dan sikap pemilik hewan tidak memiliki hubungan yang nyata terhadap penurunan infeksi cacing. Tindakan pemberian obat cacing diketahui dapat menurunkan infeksi cacing, akan tetapi masih banyak pemilik hewan yang belum memberikan obat cacing secara rutin., Helminthiasis is a disease caused by worms from the class of trematodes, nematodes, or cestodes. Helminthiasis can occur in cats and dogs. Transmission of helminthiasis can be oral, transplacental, or transmamary. The knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour of pet owners have an impact on helminth infections. Proper precautions can prevent pets from becoming infected with helminthiasis. Data on prevalence, risk factors, and the influence of pet owner aspects are still limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of helminthiasis cases in cats and dogs, risk factors, and the relationship between the level of knowledge, attitudes, and actions of pet owners at the Mayda Animal Care clinic. The method used was secondary data collection in the form of medical records and primary data in the form of questionnaires distributed to clients. The results showed that the knowledge and attitudes of pet owners did not show a significant correlation with the reduction of helminth infection. It is known that the administration of dewormers reduces helminth infections, but there were still many keepers who do not routinely administer dewormers.
Keyword: attitude, helminthiasis, knowledge, pet owners, practice

Judul: Approximation of the Median of Poisson Distribution Using the Relation of Poisson-Gamma Distribution
Abstrak: A major drawback of median is that median cannot usually be defined in closed form, even in the cases where their distribution functions are known. This study gives an approximation of the closed form for the median of the Poisson distribution by using the relation of Poisson-Gamma distribution. The approximation uses elementary techniques based on the monotonicity of certain sequences involving tail probabilities of the Poisson distribution and the Central Limit Theorem. Furthermore, a closed form expression for the mean absolute deviation 􀜧|􀜰􀰒 􀵆 􀜯􀝁􀝀􁈺􀜰􀰒􁈻| is also studied. The median is relevant because of the fact that it minimizes the mean absolute deviation of a Poisson random variable (􀜰􀰒􁈻 by considering median as central tendency.
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