THE CORRELATION BETWEEN CHARACTERISTIC HOST, PHYSICS ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SERVICE TO DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (DHF) IN WORKING AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER OF TALANG UBI PENDOPO IN 2012

Abstract

Background : DHF in Indonesia included A category in the stratification by WHO indicate high rates of hospitalization and deaths due to DHF. Preliminary survey which has been conducted showed in Working Area of Public Health Centre  DHF cases is high 51 cases during 2011,. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identifiy the correlation between Characteristics Host, Physics Environment and Health Service to DHF in Working Area of Public Health Centre of Talang Ubi in period of 2012.

Method : Used analytical survey study with cross sectional approach. Data collection was conducted by interview and observation using questionnaire and using checklist. The data were analyzed by method of univariate and bivariate with chi square analysis. The number of samples in this study were 85 head of household in Working Area of Public Health Centre of Talang Ubi Pendopo with Sampling Technique used is Simple Random Sampling Techniques.

Resulst : From total of six variables, three variables associated with DHF, that are age (p-value=0.002, PR=4.383), physics environment (p-value=0.001, PR=4.750), and health service (p-value=0.022, PR=2.936), while sex (p-value=0.996, PR=1.002), education (p-value=0.093, PR=2.182), and job (p-value=0.216, PR=1.766) has no correlation to the incidence of DHF.

Conclution : Public Health Centre of Talang Ubi need to improve health service through promotion and prevention to reduce the transmission and DHF case, improve support of health workers to implement the DHF programs with the best, and the society should also support by improving the environment around the house so as not to be a breeding place of Aedes aegypti and implement the PSN-Aedes aegypti.

Keywords : Characteristic Host, Physics Environment, Health Service, DHF