Relationship of presence larvaes aedes aegypti in the water containers with dengue hemorrhagic fever in the Sei Kera Hilir 1 village sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan city

Abstract

The number of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) cases endemic at the village Sei Kera Hilir I Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City since 2017 which was 46 cases. One cause of the spread of dengue fever was a place of water container around the house that became the breeding ground for Aedes aegypti. This study aimed to know the relationship of presence of larva Aedes aegypti at water container with DHF incidence in the village Sei Kera Hilir 1 Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City. This research was an analytic observational study with cross sectional design. The samples of this study were 100 homes taken by cluster sampling. The data was analyzed using Fisher's Exact Test. The most commonly used water container was the bucket (56%), the most common water container with Aedes aegypti was the dispenser (16%), and there were 10 respondents with a history of DHF in the last 1 year. In bivariate analyses, the presence of larvae Aedes aegypti in water container significantly related to DHF incidence in the village Sei Kera Hilir 1 Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City. There was a relationship between the presence of larva Aedes aegypti at the water container with the incidence of DHF in the village Sei Kera Hilir I Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City.