Pengaruh Penyuluhan Demam Berdarah Terhadap Perilaku Ibu Rumah Tangga

Abstract

In the period of 1989-1995, the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Indonesia was within the interval of 6 -15 per 100.000 population. In 1998, the incidence increased sharply (35,19 per 100.000 population) with case fatality rate of 2%. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of health counseling on the behaviour of housewives. This research was conducted in 227 respondents in RW 12 of Pondok Kelapa in Duren Sawit district, East Jakarta, to measure respondents’ knowledge and practice before and after health counseling. This research used one group quasy experiment design (pre-and-posttest design). The measuring tool is a list of questions and observation check list that had been tested before. The health counseling on dengue fever significantly influences the knowledge and practice of the housewives. This result showed increase of knowledge and practice before and after the counseling. The average knowledge (14,42; 30%) increased to 18,91; 88,1%. The attitude score increased from 64,42; 70,9% to 69,58; 96,9%. The practice score increased from 5,11; 7,5% to 5,98; 17,6%. Key words: Health counseling, dengue fever, housewife