THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE PREVENTION OF DRAINING

The Relationship Between Knowledge And Attitudes of The Community With The Prevention Of Draining, Burying And
Closing (3M) Program against Dengue Haemorragic Fever In Aimutin Village, Comoro Village, Dom Aleixo Sub-district, Dili
District

Aniceto da Conceição Pacheco
Faculty of Public Health, Universidade da Paz, Dili Timor-Leste

ABSTRACT

The Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is often referred to the cause of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) has a different life cycle from other mosquitoes. DHF mosquitoes are active between morning and evening, sucking the blood of their victims so that they spread the dengue virus. DHF is an endemic disease, meaning that it always occurs in certain geographic locations or demographic groups. The purpose of this research is to prevent
dengue hemorrhagic fever by involving the community in the form of an effective implementation of drainage, burial, and cover (3M) programs in Aimutin Village. This study uses a quantitative descriptive design with a cross sectional design. The population in this study consisted of 321 heads of families, while the sample consisted of 39 heads of families. The sampling strategy used in this study was random sampling. The data analysis technique was multiple correlation with the results of the relationship between the knowledge variable (variable X1) and the attitude (variable X2) of the community towards the implementation of the drainage, burial, and closure (3M) program for the prevention of dengue hemorrhagic fever (variable Y), the classification level was very strong. Meanwhile, to show the magnitude of the contribution of the X1 variable to the Y variable, the determinant coefficient is r2x100% or 0.492x100% = 24.01%, while the rest is influenced by other factors. This conclusion requires the attention of the minister of health, community leaders, and local communities in order reactivate efforts to control this disease.

Keywords:

Knowledge Atitudes,  Community, Implementing 3M (draining, Burying and closing) Program, DHF

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