In Jambi Province, vector borne diseases (malaria, filariasis and dengue fever) is still a problem, this is known since 2006 in 10 regency in Jambi province as a malaria-endemic areas. This analysis aims to obtain the case of malaria, filaria and dengue fever and its relationship with environmental factors and behavior of the use of mosquito nets home in Jambi Province. The analysis is base…
Filariasis (elephantiasis) still become a problem of health in Indonesia. There are area with acute and chronic patient. According to the report from result survey in the year 2000, there are 1.553 village in working area of 647 care health center spread in 231 Regency of 26 Province as location which endemic, with amount of chronic case 6.233 people. Result of laboratory survey, through inspe…
This study was aimed to know the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior of the community in Jambu Ilir village Ogan Komering Ilir regarding filariasis. The research was carried out in July 2008, 101 respondent of peoples in this village was interviewed drawn by Simple Random Sampling Method. Most of respondent age between 15-64 years, only graduated from elementry school and Junior High Scho…
In Indonesia three parasites of the order Filarioidea are know to effect man: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brfugia timori. The vectors of filariasis in Indonesia include a wide variety from the genera Culex. Mansonia, Aedes. Anopheles and Armigeres. Lympatic Filariasis are publik health problem espesially for rural areas out from Jawa Bali. More development and treatment were doing to this disease but…
Problems in Indonesia are very complicated: there are 3 species of filarial worms like Wuchereria/W bancrofi, Brugia/B. malayi and B. timori. The study was done to identify filariasis situation in Sikka district, to complete the baseline data to be used in re-advocatng the local authority. Primary datasuch as acute (microfilaria rate/Mf-rate) and chronic stages were collected cross sectionally…
A study has been conducted to evaluate implementation of mass drug administration (MDA) of filariasis in some areas with different frequency of medication. The research was a crosssectional survey. Research was done in three sub districts. Kuala Tungkal (West Tanjung Jabung District and Sembawa (Banyuasin District. South Sumatera) for four times. Research was done in November-December 2006. Dat…