Determinants of the Incidences of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

Abstract

West Sumatra Provincial Health Office noted that during 2018 there were 2,203 patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), and 5 of them were known to have died. Based on the data, the most DHF cases were found in the city of Padang as many as 699 cases and in the death of 3 cases. The incidence of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Indonesia until July 2020 reached 71,633 with the number of deaths throughout Indonesia reaching 459 and in Padang City from January to June 2020 there were 189 cases of DHF. The problem to be studied is what determinants affect the incidence of DHF. Data collection was carried out using a fixed disease sampling method with a ratio of 1:1 to cases and controls. The location of data collection was carried out in the city of Padang from January to November 2021. The results showed that there was a relationship between the level of education, knowledge, 3M Plus behavior and social capital variables on the incidence of dengue fever in Padang City and there was no statistically significant relationship between the breeding place variables and the condition of the house environment with the incidence of DHF. The results of this study are expected to be used for planning and evaluating health programs, especially in the prevention of DHF.