PENGETAHUAN FILARIASIS DAN PENGGUNAAN OBAT GOSOK PENGUSIR NYAMUK DI WILAYAH ENDEMIS FILARIASIS

Abstract

The uses of repellent are an effort to prevent mosquito bites in the community. Therefore, a study was conducted to find out the difference in the level of knowledge with the use of repellent/liniment on people in areas that received the Filariasis Mass Prevention Drug Program. This research is the result of secondary data analysis from multicenter research "Filariasis elimination evaluation study" in 2017 conducted in Subang district, West Java Province. Total respondents surveyed were 555 people. The respondents were the people who received mass drug administration. The data collected respondent’s knowledge about the cause and transmitter of filariasis diseases and the repellent use activity of respondents. This study used chi-square analysis to see the relationship between knowledge and the use of repellent in respondents. The results showed that a total of 307 (55.3%) respondents stated they were using liniment / repellent drugs; and 248 (44.7%) respondents did not use repellent. There is a difference in the level of knowledge of respondents with filariasis (p