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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan faktor lingkungan danperilaku masyarakat tentang malaria di Kecamatan Kupang TimurKabupaten Kupang. Dengan desain studi potong lintang, populasi peneli-tian adalah seluruh rumah tangga di Kecamatan Kupang Timur denganmetode simple random sampling dan diperoleh 185 rumah tangga yang di-jadikan sampel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan prevalens malaria klinisadalah 108 (14,4%) pada satu tahun terakhir. Gambaran faktor lingkunganrumah penderita malaria yaitu dinding rumah terbuat dari bebak dan papanmasing-masing 43,6% dan 7,9%. Selain itu, atap rumah terbuat dari alang-alang atau daun lontar (21,1%). Sementara letak rumah dekat dengan bred-ing places nyamuk anopheles, yaitu sawah dan lagoon sebanyak (84%).Gambaran perilaku masyarakat dalam mencegah menceggah malaria me-nunjukkan 5,7% masyarakat tidak melakukan apapun untuk melindungi diridari gigitan nyamuk. Sebanyak 74,4% masyarakat kadang-kadang meng-gunakan kelambu. Dalam hal perilaku pencarian pengobatan, sebanyak49% masyarakat menggunakan obat tradisional, membeli obat di warungterdekat dan ada yang tidak melakukan apapun. Selain itu, sebagian besarpenderita mencari pertolongan kepada tenaga kesehatan setelah lebih dariempat hari mendapat gejala. Disimpulkan bahwa kondisi fisik rumah danlingkungan sekitar rumah serta perilaku berisiko masyarakat merupakanfaktor determinan penting terjadinya terjadi malaria di wilayah KabupatenKupang. Disarankan upaya preventif dengan perbaikan lingkungan rumahdan promotif untuk perubahan perilaku perlu di perhatikan secara serius.The aims of this research was to identify the environment factors andthe behavior factors related to the malaria in the. Using cross-sectionalstudy design, the population was all households in the Kecamatan KupangTimur Kabupaten Kupang. Used a simple random quota sampling method,the number of 185 households were as a respondents. The results showedthe malaria prevalence was 108 (14.4%) in the past year. The environmenta condition which were consists of the homes of people with malaria weremade of bebak and boards 43.6% and 7.9% respectively. Besides that, theRoofs house were made of palm leaves (21.1%). The location of the res-pondent?s house was close to the breeding places which is rice fields andlagoon are 155 (84%). In terms of the community behavior in control mala-ria showed 5.7% of the community was not did anything to protect them-selves from mosquito bites and 74.4% occasional community used mos-quito nets have been distributed. Whereas in the case of treatment-seekingbehavior shows 49% people used a traditional medicine, bought drugs at anearby shop and there was not do anything. In addition, most of the mala-ria suferer looked after the health care after more than four days have symp-toms. We concluded that the physical and the environment factors as wellas behavior is an important determinant factors of malaria in Kupang.Recommended preventive efforts with environmental improvements to thehouse and promotif for behavior change is important. |
