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Karakteristik Individu Dan Kondisi Lingkungan Pemukiman di Daerah Endemis Leptospirosis Di Kota Semarang (Individual Characteristics of Environmental Conditions of Settlement in Endemic Area of Leptospirosis in Semarang City)

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Leptospirosis is an acute febrile illness injecting human and animal (zoonosis) and caused by the bacteria leptospira. Semarang city is one endemic leptospirosis with inci­dence rate in 2009 of 13,27/100.000 and case fa ta lity rate 3,5%. This study aimed to know the epidemiological characteristics of leptospirosis cases and the relationship of environ­mental conditions of settlement with the incidence of leptospirosis

The study was observational with cross sectional design. Data population are the people who visit the health center with clinical symptoms of leptospirosis and secondary data from the Health Department of Semarang. Sample are people who visited the health center with clinical symptoms ofleptospirosis (mainly:fever (body temperature> 37°C) or fever accom­panied by headache, muscle aches, conjunctivitis and rash). Data environmental conditions of settlement had beed observed and interviewed using, and analysed bivariat with chi square. The results show characteristics of respondents most of the age group 10 -19 years (38.1%), male sex (56.2%), education level did not complete primary school (30.5%) Distri­bution cases of leptospirosis attack more men (55%) with mortality rate (CFR = 3.6), and in the age group 0-19 years that is as much as 32.5% (CFR=14.29)Environmental conditions associated with the occurrence of leptospirosis include kitchen wall not a wall, no plavond, open dumping and dirty house. To prevention transmission of leptospirosis, among others, hygiene sanitasi, rat proofing so it does not make to nest rat.

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Aspirator (Jurnal Penelitian Penyakit Tular Vektor

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Ciamis : Loka Litbang P2B2 Ciamis., 2010

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11p

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2085-4102

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environmental pollution
LEPTOSPIROSIS

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