Epidemiology of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) Using Surveillance Data in Kolaka District, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is currently a health problem in Southeast Sulawesi Province. It requires serious attention from all stakeholders. This disease has the potential to lead to an extraordinary event (KLB) which is a threat to the wider community. This study used various data from the Indonesian Government Agencies. Data on cases of DHF was obtained from the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Health Office and the Kolaka Health Office from 2016 to 2020. The conclusion is that most of the DHF sufferers are male with a distribution that tends to decrease every year. The prevalence of the fever has seen a significant decrease. It did not show an increase in trend during the five-year cycle. Keywords: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Kolaka, Indonesia