The Relationship Knowledge and Family Attitudes in the Prevention of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) With the Incidence of DHF in RW. 03 Taman Buana Indah Housing Area Working Area of Baloi Permai in Batam City in 2019

Abstrak

Knowledge and attitude are extrinsic factors that can cause dengue occurrences in addition to environmental and age factors. Based on the results of the survey in the working area of Baloi Permai Public Health Center, researchers met with 4 (four) patients who had experienced DHF in which 3 (three) of them turned out to know how to prevent the occurrence of DHF and be in agreement with the 3M Plus movement. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of knowledge and family attitudes in the prevention of Dengue Fever (DHF) with the incidence of DHF. The design of this research was analytic survey with cross sectional approach. The sample is Taman Buana Indah community. The sampling technique was simple random sampling and used the Slovin formula with a sample size of 353 respondents. Research location in RW. 03 Taman Buana Indah The Work Area of the Baloi Permai Public Health Center in Batam City was conducted on 1-30 August 2019. Data collection tools for both variables used a questionnaire. The analysis in this study uses the chi-square test. There is a significant relationship between family knowledge and attitudes in preventing Dengue Fever (DHF) and the incidence of DHF. It is hoped that the Taman Buana Indah community will increase their knowledge and need for awareness and positive attitude in supporting programs implemented by health workers to prevent communicable diseases.