<![CDATA[According to the results of the intestinal nematode infections survey in 10 provinces in Indonesia in 2014, the average national intestinal nematode infections prevalence was 30.35%. West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is one of the provinces in Indonesia with quite high cases of intestinal nematode infections in school children with a total proportion of 69.03% and 73.45%. intestinal nematode infections in Mataram City is 87.54%. Intestinal nematode infections which cannot be treated immediately can cause a high risk of nutritional deficiencies, growth retardation, and a decreased ability to think and manage thoughts and behavior. This study was conducted to analyze the association between intestinal nematode infections with nutritional status in children aged 7 to 10 years. Observational analytic study with a cross-sectional study design was used. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The study was conducted in SDN 40 Cakranegara with a sample number of 38 respondents. The data obtained were analyzed by Fisher Exact Test The significance value limit was ρ-value >0.05. The characteristics of respondents were dominated by male elementary school-age children, and the highest height was 131-140 cm. with the age of most respondents aged 8 to 9 years, based on the most classes were respondents who occupied grade 2 elementary school, and with the most weight in the weight range of 20-30 kg. In bivariate analysis, it was found that there was no association between intestinal nematode infections and nutritional status, indicated by the ρ-value 0,49 (>0.05). In this study, there was no association between intestinal nematode infections and nutritional status, with a percentage of intestinal nematode infections at 5.3%, and respondents who were not infected had a prevalence of 94.7%.]]>
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