Journal of Health and Behavioral Science
Vol 3 No 4 (2021): December 2021

Relationship of Knowledge, Attitudes and Social Status of Family Heads Against Dengue Prevention Measures in the Oesapa Health Center Work Area in 2020

Malfret Njaka Mbani (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat)
Ribka Limbu (Unknown)
Soleman Landi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Dec 2021

Abstract

DHF is an infectious disease caused by the dengue virus and transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The factors that cause a person to suffer from dengue are environmental factors, knowledge, attitudes, and social status. This study aims to analyze the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and social status of the head of the family on the prevention of DHF. The type of research used is quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach. The number of samples in this study was 100 respondents. The independent variables in this study were knowledge, attitudes, education, work, and income, while the dependent variable was the prevention of dengue fever. The type of data analysis used is chi-square. The results showed that the five variables studied had a relationship with dengue prevention measures. The five variables referred to are knowledge (p = 0.002), attitude (p = 0.006), education (p = 0.003), income (p = 0.007), and work (p = 0.006). Keywords: knowledge, attitude, social status, action, head of the family

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Abbrev

CJPS

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Subject

Humanities Health Professions Neuroscience Public Health Social Sciences

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Focus and Scope Journal of Health and Behavioral Science (JHBS) is an open-access journal, publishes research from various topics in psychology. We dedicated ourselves in developing psychology and behavioral sciences in the world, especially in the areas of: Health Psychology Clinical Psychology ...