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Analysis of the environmental factors and the efforts of the community to avoid the mosquito bites against the endemic dengue in Rappocini sub-district, Makassar City
Kahfi M.
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Abstract
This research aimed to analyze the differences of the environmental factors and the efforts of the community to avoid the mosquito bites in the dengue endemic area and in dengue non-endemic area in Rappocini Sub-District. Makassar City. The research used the ecological study design with the analytical or observational comparative study. The total samples comprised 125 households. which were divided into two areas: 62 households in the endemic area and 63 households in the non-endemic area. The research was conducted from May through July, 2016. The samples were chosen using the purposive sampling technique. The data were then analyzed using Mann-Whitney and Fisher's Exact tests and the logistic regression test. The data were processed SPSS version 20. The research results indicated that the difference test revealed that the variables which had a significant difference towards the endemic denque were the temperature (p=0.031), the humidity (p=0.000), the lightning (p=0.000), the presence of larvae (p=0.020), the uses of mosquito nets (p=0.046), the anti• mosquito chemicals (p=0.003). the installation of wire netting (p=0.001), the uses of long sleeves (p=0.000), while the variable which did not have a difference with the level of endemic dengue was the mobility of the population (p=0.592). The result of the logistic regression test showed that the variables which caused the most significant difference between the endemic area and the non-endemic area in Rappocini Sub-District was the uses of the anti-mosquito drugs (p=0.001).