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Pengetahuan Masyarakat tentang Malaria di Kabupaten Kepulauan Seribu

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It is necessary to provide basic data needed for health basic data needed for health program development in Kepulauan Seribu District. This survey has been carried out to collect figure about the people’s knowlege about malaria. The data was collected through interviews using a questionnaire to 250 household resondents. Besides a survey was also conducted by the medical teamMBS to get information about the incidence and transmision of malaria. The study results showed that the levels of respondents education were; as Much as 49.2% complete primary school, 18.0% junior high school high school graduation, 16,8% high school garduation, then, as many as 12.8% never went to school and the remaining 3.2%, traders (12.8%), farmers (6.4%) and civil servants (5,6). Respondents knowlege and perceptions about malaria was good and right. Knowledge about preventive measures and ways of transmission of malaria was derived from clinic health workers. As many as 74.0% respondents ststed that malaria can cause death. Although nicroscopic examination of blood slides from all specimens did not find any positive malaria, but the observations done in the environment swamps and pools of water can resulted in potential malaria vectors breeding places. It is necessary to perfrom conseling and surveillance of malaria larvae periodically because the mobility of the population can affect the occurence of importrd malaria cases

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Jurnal Ekologi Kesehatan:(4): 1077-1083

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Jakarta : Puslitbang Ekologi dan Status KesehatanBadan Litbang Kes., 2009

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9p.

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1412-4025

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malaria
knowledge, atitudes, practice

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