The Influence of Interpersonal Communication on the Prevention Action of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Meo-Meo Public Health Center of Baubau City.

Utama, Budi; Zulkifli, Andi; Amqam, Hasnawati; Wahiduddin; Arsin, A. Arsunan; Saleh, Lalu Muhammad

Dengue infection is a global health problem. One of the city in Indonesia that has a high incident of DHF is Baubau City, especially the area of Meo-Meo Public Health Center in 2016 to 2018 ranked first of the incident of DHF respectively for three years among 10 Public Health Center on the coastal area and third among 17 Public Health Center in Baubau City. DHF cases are not only caused by mosquitoes, but also by human behavior that does not carry out healthy and indifferent lifestyles in the environment where mosquitoes nest. Such behavior includes leaving the hanging used clothes, does not drain the tub, leaving puddle around the residence. This study involved 39 people in the intervention group and also in the control group who met the criteria including the age of 17-65 years old, can read, write, and communicate well, and willing to participate in this study. The result indicates a significant from the intervention groups to the control group (p< 0.05), is action (p=0.001), and the difference in the percentage of action in both groups. So, it can concluded that interpersonal communication is more influential than counseling on increasing DHF prevention action.

INDONESIA; INTERPERSONAL communication; MEDICAL centers; PUBLIC health; HUMAN behavior; WORLD health

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 1, p890

0973-9122

Academic Journal

10.37506/ijfmt.v15i1.13529