GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT TENTANG PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT MALARIA DI DESA TATELU KECAMATAN DIMEMBE
ABSTRACT: Malaria is a
contagious disease which caused by Plasmodium sp. that attack red blood cells.
Indonesiahad five species of the malaria parasites. Method: The study is a
descriptive study with survey method. This studytook place in Tatelu Village
and was done during November to December 2012 with respondents of 120
families.Sampling is by using the simple random sampling. Result: There was 75%
for the respondents who know about malaria.The respondents who did not know
that Plasmodiums cause malaria was 70,8% and the respondents who didnot know
about the symptomps of malaria was 65,8%. Up to 73,4% respondents did not know
anything how to protectthemselves from malaria. Conclusion: The villagers of
Tatelu did not have a sufficient knowledge about malariaeradication. This was
most likely caused by the lower study level and low socioeconomy level.
However, the villagerrealised the dangerous of this disease, so they wanted
that malaria will not be a threat for their health.
Penulis: Taufik Randy, Ronald
Ottay, Henry M. F. Palandeng
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd130130
