Hepatitis virus A dan E merupakan jenis hepatitis yang termasuk paling sering dijumpai di masyarakat. Secara Minis penyakit hepatitis virus yang akut mempunyai gejala dan tanda antara lain demam, menggigil, sakit kepala, hilang nafsu makan, mual, muntah, lemas, cepat lelah, nyeri begah pada perut, urin seperti air teh dan ikterik.Penularan hepatitis A melalui jalur oro-faecal, erat kaitannya dengan hygiene dan sanitasi, makanan dan penggunaan air untuk keperluan sehari hari. Penyakit hepatitis A masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia karena sering menimbulkan Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB). Pada Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB) hepatitis A di kecamatan Seputih Raman Kabupaten Metro bulan Agustus sampai dengan September 2000, diduga sumber penularannya antara lain; air tercemar oleh virus hepatitis A dari sarana air yang tidak terlindung. Penelitian. ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keeratan hubungan antara penggunaan sumber air sarana tidak terlindung dengan kejadian hepatitis A pada daerah Kejadian Luar Biasa hepatitis A di kecamatan Seputih Raman Kabupaten Metro tahun 2000. Desain penelitian ini adalah studi analitik dengan pendekatan rancangan kasus kontrol menggunakan data sekunder hasil investigasi KLB hepatitis A di kecamatan Seputih Raman Kabupaten Metro Agustus-September 2000 oleh tim Ditjen.PPM&PL dan Namru-2. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan air bersumber dari sarana yang tidak terlindung berhubungan bermakna (p= 0,000) dengan kejadian hepatitis A setelah dikontrol dengan variabel pendidikan, cuci tangan sebelum makan, makan lalap mentah dan makan es mambo dengan kekuatan hubungan OR = 4,945 (Cl; 2,727-8,967).Disarankan kepada puskesmas setempat untuk meningkatkan penyuluhan kesehatan secara langsung maupun melalui media (film, Radio Pemerintah Daerah) agar masyarakat menggunakan air dari sarana yang terlindung sehingga dapat mencegah kejadian penyakit hepatitis A dimasa yang akan datang.Daftar bacaan : 56 (1955-2000).

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The Association between Utilization of Unprotected Water Source Facility and Type A Hepatitis Infection, during Hepatitis A Outbreak, in Sub-district of Seputih Raman, District of Metro, Lampung Province, year 2000Type A and E hepatitis are among the most prevalent viral hepatitis cases occurred in the population. Clinically, the acute viral hepatitis infection may produce several symptoms and signs, such as fever, shivering, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, abdominal discomfort. like tea urine color and yellowish skin or eye, etc.

Type A hepatitis is transmitted through oro-fecal route and closely related to hygiene and sanitation of daily food and water use. Hepatitis A infection is still an important public health problem due to its characteristic to frequently induce an outbreak. When type A hepatitis outbreak occurred in sub-district Seputih Raman, District of Metro, Lampung, from August to September 2000, it was suspected that the source of transmission was water contaminated with hepatitis-A virus, due to utilization of unprotected. water source facility.

This case control study was conducted using secondary data of Hepatitis-A outbreak investigation report in sub-district Seputih Raman, District of Metro, Lampung, from August to September 2000. The objective of the study was to investigate the association between utilization of unprotected water source facility and type A Hepatitis infection, during the outbreak.

The study result showed that utilization of unprotected water source facility was significantly associated with the occurrence of Hepatitis-A infection, after controlling other variables (OR=4.95; 95% Cl; 2.73 - 8.97).

It is suggested that local Community Health Center is supposed to enhance health promotion, directly or through the media, to prevent the community from utilizing potentially contaminated water from unprotected source. It is also recommended to reduce the risk of getting infected, by educating the community to avoid drinking water without boiling it or making ice cube or ice cream from unboiled water or eating raw vegetable and to wash hand before eating.