Flu burung di Indonesia masih merupakan masalah kesehatan. Tahun2005-2008 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 pencegahanflu burung di tengah masyarakat Kecamatan Cikupa, Curug, Pasar Kemisdan Sepatan, Kabupaten Tangerang pada tahun 2009. Penelitian ini meng-gunakan data sekunder dari Yayasan Bangun Indonesia, yang dilakukanterhadap masyarakat dengan sumber informasi terdiri dari ibu rumah tang-ga, remaja, tokoh agama, tokoh masyarakat dan peternak. Survei dilakukanterhadap 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 inimenemukan bahwa pengetahuan responden tentang flu burung masihbelum 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 sanitasikandang unggas yang sebagian besar masih buruk (57,1%). Penghasilanrata-rata masyarakat Tangerang yang masih rendah, menyebabkan pe-ngeluaran mereka masih diprioritaskan untuk membeli kebutuhan pokokrumah tangga daripada pencegahan flu burung.Avian Influenza is still a major health problem in Indonesia. In Tangerangdistrict within the period of 2005-2008, 30 suspect cases were found, 18confirmed. 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 Kemisand Sepatan sub-districts, Tangerang in 2009. A descriptive study was ca-rried out towards community involving the households, teenagers; religiousleader, 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 weretaken from secondary data of Bangun Indonesia Foundation as researchexecutor. This research found that more than a half of respondents (62.2%)have good knowledge about AI, (57.1%) about personal hygiene related toAvian Influenza, 61% about food sanitation based on bird were goodenough (61%). In general environmental sanitation variables were some-what good except for cage where 51% still bad. In the effort to prevent AvianInfluenza in Cikupa, Curug, Pasar Kemis, and Sepatan communities,Tangerang District, 2009, one of variables were still poor (57.1%) that wassanitation of bird cages. Avian Influenza cases in Tangerang District is stillhigh, due to non supportive people behavior and poor environment sanita-tion proven by poor sanitation of bird?s nest. Low household income ofTangerang district?s people, bringing about them to spend more on basicgoods rather than Avian Influenza preventive action. |