The Relationship Between Environmental Factors And Community Behavior With The Incidence of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) In The Working Area of The Lospalos Health Center Lautem Regency East Timor

¹ Student of Epidemiology Master Study Program, UNDIP Graduate School, Semarang
² Master of Epidemiology Study Program UNDIP Graduate School, Semarang

Abstract

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by a virus Arbovirus known as the genus flavivirus family flaviviridae transmitted by the bite of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Knowing the relationship between environmental factors and community behavior with the incidence of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in the working area of the Lospalos Health Center, Lautem Regency. This type of research is an observational analytical study with a Control case approach. The study respondents amounted to 96 people according to the specified criteria selected by the simple random sampling method. Data collection was carried out by questionnaires and interviews. Data analysis was performed using chi square and multiple logistic regression. Environmental and behavioral factors of the community associated with the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are occupancy density (p = 0.000), frequency of landfill draining (p = 0.000), extension experience (p = 0.002), knowledge (p = 0.000), action (p = 0.007), presence of larvae (p = 0.008) and place of presence of larvae (p = 0.002) while what is not related is attitude (p = 0.037). The most dominant variable is Knowledge with an OR of 30.37 (9.899-93.181) public knowledge has the most influence on the incidence of bloody fever. Health workers should provide more counseling to increase public knowledge.