Risk Factors of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine what risk factors caused the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Simpang Selayang Village, Kecamatan Medan Tuntungan in 2022. The method used in this study is a survey method with quantitative research conducted by distributing questionnaires and direct interviews with respondents using a case control approach. Data analysis used multiple logistic regression with a sample of 33 case respondents and 33 control respondents. The results showed that the influential variables were attitude, application of 3M Plus, habit of hanging clothes, and larva free rate on the incidence of dengue fever. The results showed that the influential variables were attitude (p = 0.046), the application of 3M Plus (p = 0.026), the habit of hanging clothes (p = 0.001), larvae-free rate (p = 0.037) on the incidence of dengue fever dengue in Simpang Selayang Village. Medan Tuntungan District in 2022 and the variables that had no effect were knowledge (p = 0.325) and use of mosquito repellent (p = 0.314). From the results of this study, it can be concluded that the most influential variable on the incidence of dengue fever is the habit of hanging clothes which has the greatest Exp.B value, which is 9.754 times greater.