Di dunia, malaria masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat terutama
di negara-negara tropis termasuk Indonesia. Di Jawa Tengah, kasus mala-
ria terus memperlihatkan kecenderungan yang meningkat, salah satu
daerah endemis malaria di Banyumas adalah Puskesmas II Sumpiuh.
Berdasarkan survei pendahuluan masih banyak ditemukan perilaku berisiko
yang dapat mengakibatkan terjadi malaria. Penelitian ini bertujuan menge-
tahui persepsi masyarakat, kemungkinan aksi, dan informasi tentang mala-
ria yang berpengaruh terhadap perilaku pencegahan malaria di Puskesmas
Sumpiuh II Banyumas. Penelitian observasional dengan pendekatan cross
sectional ini dilakukan pada populasi kepala keluarga di Puskesmas II
Sumpiuh. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 95 kepala keluarga ditarik menggu-
nakan metode simple random sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan
menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan metode
analisis univariat dengan statistik deskriptif, analisis bivariat dengan kai
kuadrat, serta analisis multivariat dengan regresi logistik. Persepsi masya-
rakat tentang kerentanan, persepsi tentang kegawatan, kemungkinan aksi
hambatan dan informasi tidak berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan
malaria, kecuali kemungkinan aksi manfaat berhubungan dengan perilaku
pencegahan malaria. Variabel yang berpengaruh pada perilaku pencega-
han malaria adalah manfaat pencegahan malaria.
Malaria has still been a threatening of health problem in the world, particu-
larly in tropical countries including Indonesia. The malaria cases in Central
Java continued to increase. One of the Malaria endemic areas in Banyumas
is Sumpiuh Primary Health Care II. Based on preliminary survey, It was
found that there were risky behavior affecting the emerge of malaria. This
study aimed to find out the community perception, action probabilility and in-
formation about malaria which influenced to preventive behavior in Primary
Health Care II Sumpiuh.Cross sectional study was conducted to head of
household in primary health care II Sumpiuh. The number of sample that
was selected with simple random sampling method was 95 household
heads. Data analysis methods used in this study were univariate analysis
with descriptive statistic, bivariate with chi square and multivariate with
logistic regression. Community perceptions about vulnerability, seriousity of
disease, obstruction and perception about information did not relate to
preventive behavior of Malaria, except perception about the benefit related
to preventive behavior.The influenced variable for malaria preventive
behavior was prevention benefit taken by community.
