GAMBARAN PERILAKU MASYARAKAT KAITANNYA DENGAN PENULARAN DAN UPAYA PENGENDALIAN PENYAKIT BERBASIS LINGKUNGAN DI KABUPATEN SUKABUMI, PROVINSI JAWA BARAT
Main Authors: | Kasnodihardjo, Kasnodihardjo; Puslitbang Ekologi dan Status Kesehatan, Prasodjo, Rachmalina; Puslitbang Ekologi dan Status Kesehatan, Musadad, D. Anwar; Puslitbang Ekologi dan Status Kesehatan |
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Other Authors: | BADAN LITBANGKES KEMENKES |
Format: | Article application/pdf eJournal |
Bahasa: | ind |
Terbitan: |
Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Upaya Kesehatan Masyarakat
, 2012
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Online Access: |
http://ejournal.litbang.depkes.go.id/index.php/jek/article/view/1685 |
Daftar Isi:
- Various diseases like ARI, Diarrhea, TB, Malaria, Dengue Fever and even Toxoplasmosis remains a public health problem. Diarrhea and ARI are the major causes of infant and child mortality. All the disease problems are caused by the lack of community behavior and environment quality. Therefore, this study emphasizes to the behavior analysis and the reasons behind those behavior. This study was conducted in Sukabumi District, West Java Province as one of the areas of the highest infant mortality rate in Indonesia. This is a qualitative approach study by using ethnographic and survey method. The study was conducted in 47 sub-districts in the district. Data was collected by performing interview using structured questionnaire. Study respondents were the head of households with 3008 samples. Qualitative data was gathered from two sub-districts which were Pelabuhan Ratu and Cikidang Sub-districts. The study results showed that community behavior on environmental-based disease prevention such as diarrhea, ARI, TB,Malaria, Dengue Fever, Toxoplasmosis were quite good, even though their level of knowledge about the diseases were still poor. Community wrong perception about the disease causes, its transmission and prevention could be a problem. Keywords: Behavior, environmentally-based diseases, transmission