PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE (DBD) DI PUSKESMAS KEDATON BANDAR LAMPUNG

Abstract

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a disease caused by infection with the dengue virus transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, with a 30-fold increase in global incidence over the last 50 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 2.5 billion or 40% of the population in The world is at risk for dengue disease, especially those living in urban areas in tropical and subtropical countries. It is also currently estimated that there are 390 million dengue infections that occur worldwide each year (WHO, 2015). Indonesia is the country with the second highest dengue cases in the world. Southeast Asia after Thailand (Ministry of Health RI, 2010).DHF cases in all regions of Lampung Province experienced a high spike recorded until February 2020 there were 1,408 cases with the death toll reaching 10 people throughout January - February 2020 (Lampung Provincial Health Office, 2020) The purpose of this activity is to increase knowledge to the public about the prevention of dengue hemorrhagic fever.