Perbedaan Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Tentang Pencegahan DBD (Studi Pada Kelompok Kasus dan Kontrol)

Abstract

Background: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an infection caused by the Dengue virus. DHF is still a public health problem in Indonesia. DHF cases reported in Pekanbaru City were 100 cases in 2017 increasing to 178 cases in 2018. The incidence of DHF in Payung Sekaki District is still high every year so it is an endemic area of ​​DHF in Pekanbaru City. DHF is not only causes a burden due to this disease, but also a high economic burden on individuals and families. There is no drug or vaccine that is effective in terms of prevention and treatment until now. The programs that have been carried out so far are improving case management to prevent death and vector control in an effort to limit the transmission of the Dengue virus. Adequate knowledge and attitudes regarding DHF and prevention methods must also be understood by the community before they want to actively participate. Objective: To determine differences in knowledge and attitudes about prevention of DHF (studies in case and control groups). Methods: This research was an observational study with a case control study design with a total sampling technique and used a sample of 77 cases and 77 controls. Data analysis used the Mann Whitney test. Results: Respondents in the case group had the most lack of knowledge as many as 49 people (31.8%), while respondents in the control group had the most sufficient knowledge as many as 41 people (32.5%). The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there were differences in knowledge and attitudes about dengue prevention (studies in case and control groups) in the work area of ​​Payung Sekaki Health Center Pekanbaru City with p-value < 0.000 (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: There were differences in knowledge and attitudes about DHF prevention (studies in case and control groups). Recommendation: The adequate knowledge of respondents will be able to form a positive attitude of respondents about prevention of DHF so that it will manifests in adequate DHF prevention behavior.