Flu burung di Indonesia masih merupakan masalah kesehatan. Tahun
2005-2008 terdapat 30 kasus suspek flu burung di Kabupaten Tangerang,
meliputi 18 kasus confirmed dan 16 kasus meninggal (case fatality rate =
CFR 87,5%). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui upaya pencegahan
flu burung di tengah masyarakat Kecamatan Cikupa, Curug, Pasar Kemis
dan Sepatan, Kabupaten Tangerang pada tahun 2009. Penelitian ini meng-
gunakan data sekunder dari Yayasan Bangun Indonesia, yang dilakukan
terhadap masyarakat dengan sumber informasi terdiri dari ibu rumah tang-
ga, remaja, tokoh agama, tokoh masyarakat dan peternak. Survei dilakukan
terhadap pengetahuan reponden tentang flu burung, kebersihan perora-
ngan responden, sanitasi makanan, dan sanitasi lingkungan. Jumlah sam-
pel 320 responden yang diperoleh dari 4 Kecamatan. Hasil penelitian ini
menemukan bahwa pengetahuan responden tentang flu burung masih
belum baik (62,2%), kebersihan perorangan terkait flu burung masih buruk
(57,1%), sanitasi makanan bersumber unggas belum baik (61%) dan se-
cara umum semua variabel sanitasi lingkungan sudah baik, hanya sanitasi
kandang unggas yang sebagian besar masih buruk (57,1%). Penghasilan
rata-rata masyarakat Tangerang yang masih rendah, menyebabkan pe-
ngeluaran mereka masih diprioritaskan untuk membeli kebutuhan pokok
rumah tangga daripada pencegahan flu burung.
Avian Influenza is still a major health problem in Indonesia. In Tangerang
district within the period of 2005-2008, 30 suspect cases were found, 18
confirmed. Sixteen (16) died because of this disease (case fatality rate =
87,5%). The objective of this research was to study prevention measures to-
wards Avian Influenza within the community at Cikupa, Curug, Pasar Kemis
and Sepatan sub-districts, Tangerang in 2009. A descriptive study was ca-
rried out towards community involving the households, teenagers; religious
leader, community leader and poultry business as selected respondent. Information to collect consisted of knowledge about Avian Influenza, per-
sonal hygiene, food sanitation based on bird and environmental sanitation.
Total of sample were 320 respondents from each sub-District. Data were
taken from secondary data of Bangun Indonesia Foundation as research
executor. This research found that more than a half of respondents (62.2%)
have good knowledge about AI, (57.1%) about personal hygiene related to
Avian Influenza, 61% about food sanitation based on bird were good
enough (61%). In general environmental sanitation variables were some-
what good except for cage where 51% still bad. In the effort to prevent Avian
Influenza in Cikupa, Curug, Pasar Kemis, and Sepatan communities,
Tangerang District, 2009, one of variables were still poor (57.1%) that was
sanitation of bird cages. Avian Influenza cases in Tangerang District is still
high, due to non supportive people behavior and poor environment sanita-
tion proven by poor sanitation of bird?s nest. Low household income of
Tangerang district?s people, bringing about them to spend more on basic
goods rather than Avian Influenza preventive action.
