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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF PNEUMONIA CHILDREN UNDER FIVE IN LUBUK BEGALUNG HEALTH CENTER 2024 : PNEUMONIA CHILDREN UNDER FIVE Silvia Amanda Lodi; Ade Suzana Eka Putri; Yeffi Masnarivan
INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (IJHSRD) Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Publisher : STIKes Mandala Waluya Kendari

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36566/ijhsrd/Vol8.Iss1/354

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Background: The Lubuk Begalung Community Health Centre has the highest number of pneumonia cases among children under five from 2020 to 2023. Pneumonia is a leading cause of infection-related mortality in children under five. Poor health seeking behaviour may lead to complications and increase the risk of death. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviour for pneumonia among children under five at the Lubuk Begalung Community Health Centre. Methods: This study uses an analytical research type with a cross-sectional design and was conducted from February to June 2024 at the Lubuk Begalung Community Health Centre. The sample in this study consisted of 87 respondents. Data were analysed using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. Results: The statistical test results showed that 62.1% of respondents had poor health-seeking behaviour for pneumonia among children under five. Bivariate analysis indicated that mother’s age (p = 0.004; PR = 1.719; 95% CI: 1.190–2.483), mother’s knowledge (p < 0.0001; PR = 3.063; 95% CI: 2.049–4.578), and perceived disease severity (p = 0.014; PR = 1.587; 95% CI: 1.109–2.270) were associated with health-seeking behaviour for pneumonia among children under five. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that family income was associated with health-seeking behaviour (p = 0.017; PR = 16.406; 95% CI: 1.642–163.900). Conclusion: Health-seeking behavior for pneumonia among children under five is influenced by maternal age, maternal knowledge, and the perceived severity of the illness, with family income being the most dominant factor. Therefore, enhanced health education efforts are needed by the Padang City Health Office and the Lubuk Begalung Community Health Center, particularly regarding the symptoms and danger signs of pneumonia, as well as the importance of seeking early treatment at healthcare facilities.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KASUS RABIES DI PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT TAHUN 2020-2021: STUDI EKOLOGI Muhammad Toras; Ade Suzana Eka Putri; Dien Gusta Anggraini Nursal
Jurnal Kesehatan Medika Saintika Vol 15, No 2 (2024): Desember 2024
Publisher : Stikes Syedza Saintika Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30633/jkms.v15i2.2759

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Rabies adalah penyakit zoonosis yang memiliki tingkat Case Fatality Rate (CFT) mencapai 100% bagi pasien yang belum diberikan vaksinasi. Upaya pemberantasan rabies di Indonesia belum berhasil dilakukan karena berbagai tantangan yaitu cakupan vaksinasi belum mencapai minimal 70% didaerah tertular dan Vaksin Anti Rabies (VAR) dan Lyssa (kasus kematian) yang masih fluktuatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhui kejadian rabies terhadap peningkatan ataupun penurunan kasus rabies dan upaya pencegahan rabies. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain studi ekologi yang membandingkan populasi yang sama pada waktu yang berbeda dan dilanjutkan analisis berganda. Populasi diambil di Provinsi Sumatera Barat yang terdiri dari 19 kabupaten/kota dalam kurun waktu dua tahun (2020-2021) dan statistik provinsi Sumatera Barat. Variabel dalam penelitian ini meliputi jumlah kasus rabies yang positif laboratorium dan Lyssa/mati, jumlah kasus gigitan hewan pembawa rabies (GHPR), jumlah vaksin hewan Pembawa rabies (HPR), Jumlah populasi penduduk, sex ratio, Kepadatan penduduk, Jumlah Puskesmas, Indeks pembangunan manusia (IPM), Persentase penduduk miskin dan tingkat partisipasi angkatan kerja. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, variabel yang berhubungan dengan jumlah kasus positif rabies di Provinsi Sumatera Barat adalah Vaksinasi HPR (p-value 0,004) dan Jumlah Puskesmas (p-value 0,025). Adapun variabel yang paling besar pengaruhnya terhadap kasus positif rabies yaitu jumlah puskesmas (B=0,523). Kasus GHPR, vaksinasi HPR, populasi penduduk, sex ratio, jumlah puskesmas, IPM, persentase penduduk miskin, dan tingkat partisipasi angkatan kerja dapat mempengaruhi jumlah kasus positif rabies di Sumatera Barat sebesar 52,3%.