THE RELATION BETWEEN EACH OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSEHOLD MOTHER^S DENGUE PREVENTION BEHAVIOR IN CIMAHI Sri Quintina Indriyana1, Ali Taufan2, Lavia Diksa Adji Maharto3
1Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Unjani
2Medicolegal Section, Faculty of Medicine Unjani
3 General Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine Unjani
Abstract
Cimahi is one of the three main areas with high dengue fever morbidity cases in West Java. According to Lawrence Green theory, the high number of this case is affected by dengue prevention behavior, and behavior is honed by several factors among others- knowledge, attitude and infrastructure. This study was aimed to identify whether there was a relationship between each knowledge, attitude and infrastructure and dengue prevention behavior. The study was an analytical survey with a cross sectional design. The samples were 143 household mothers in Cimahi with inclusive and exclusive criteria. The data obtained were analysed using the chi square test. The knowledge factor showed that 57,3% lied under poor knowledge with p value =0,000 meaning that there was a relationship between knowledge and prevention behavior to dengue fever. 60,8% of the household mothers had a bad attitude with p value =0,000 showing that there was a relationship between attitude to dengue prevention behaviour. The infrastructure factor showed the percentage of 65,7% of household mother with good infrastructure with p value = 0,001 there is a relationship or effect of infrastructure to dengue prevention behavior. Information on dengue prevention behavior needs to be improved.
