Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: October-December | Volume: 3 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 234-244
The Factors Affecting With Filariasis Incidence at Dekai Public Health Regional Yahukimo District
Mia Ketsy Puhili1,A.L. Rantetampang2, Bernard Sandjaya3, Anwar Mallongi4
1Magister Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura.
2,3Lecturer of Master Program in Public Health. Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura
4Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar
Corresponding Author: Anwar Mallongi
ABSTRACT
Background: Disease Filariasis or elephant foot caused by filaria worm by mosquito infection of bed environmental physical factor and society behavior.
Target of research: Factor - Factor related to Occurrence Filariasis At Region Work Puskesmas Dekai Sub-Province Yahukimo
Method Research: Analytic with study sectional cross device. Population [is] society following mikrofilaria test in public health Dekai as much 95 people as sample by totally population. Data approach used questionnaire and analysed used Chi-Square test and regression binary logistics.
The results of the study: Factor related to occurrence of filariasis in Public health centre Dekai Sub-Province Yahukimo is knowledge (p-value 0,000; RP = 21,452; CI95% (2,975 - 154,711), attitude (p-value 0,038; RP = 2,750; CI95% (1,128 - 6,706), existence of livestock (p-value 0,002; RP = 27,200; CI95% (1,751 - 29,601), habit go out nighttime (p-value 0,007; RP = 3,317; CI95% (1,471 - 7,479), house distance with health service) ( p-value 0,000; RP = 11,487; CI95% (2,799 - 47,145). Factor which [do] not relate to occurrence [of] filariasis in Public health centre Dekai Sub-Province Yahukimo [is] age ( p-value 0,721; RP = 0,720; CI95% (0,260 - 1,991), gender (p-value 0,809; RP = 1,245; CI95% ( 0,529 - 2,993), education (p-value 0,185; RP = 2,422; CI95% (0,757 - 7,749), work ( p-value 0,335 RP = 1,863; CI95% ( 0,667 - 5,207), earnings (p-value 0,505 RP = 1,615; CI95% (0,580 - 4,496), existence [of] place Perindukan [of] mosquito (p-value 0,119; RP = 2,222; CI95% (0,909 - 5,430), house distance with livestock cage (p-value 0,098; RP = 0,195; CI95% (0,028 - 1,385), usage of gauze anti mosquito (p-value 0,368; RP = 1,733; CI95% (0,673 - 4,465) and usage anti mosquito (lotion) (p-value 0,292; RP = 3,443; CI95% ( 0,493 - 24,053). Dominant factor related to occurrence [of] filariasis [in] Pukesmas Dekai Sub-Province Yahukimo is knowledge, existence of livestock, habit go out house distance and nighttime with keseahatn service with occurrence of filariasis in Public health centre Dekai Sub-Province Yahukimo.
Keywords: Filariasis Incidence, Characteristic, Environment, Behavior