Edukasi tentang Pencegahan Penularan Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) pada Siswa di SDN 1 Kekeri Lombok Barat

Abstract

Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Dengue fever is very susceptible to occur in residential conditions that do not care about environmental cleanliness. One of the efforts to reduce the incidence of dengue fever in schools is to increase students' knowledge regarding the prevention of dengue transmission. Health education is able to provide and improve the knowledge, attitudes, practices of both individuals and communities in maintaining and improving their own health. The purpose of this study was to increase students' knowledge about preventing dengue transmission in the school. The implementation method is to use the lecture and discussion method. Community service is carried out on students at SDN 1 Kekeri, West Lombok Regency. The number of respondents involved as many as 40 people. Evaluation of activities using the questionnaire given at the pre and end post test. The results of the activity showed that knowledge about the prevention of dengue disease was increased. Conclusion: Counselling students about dengue fever has an impact on increasing students' knowledge regarding the prevention of dengue transmission in the school environment.