%0 Journal Article
%T FAKTOR RISIKO KEJADIAN FILARIASIS DI KELURAHAN JATI SAMPURNA
%A Puji Juriastuti
%A Maya Kartika
%A I Made Djaja
%A Dewi Susanna
%J Makara Seri Kesehatan
%D 2010
%I Universitas Indonesia
%X Risk Factors of Filariasis in Jati Sampurna Village. The subdistrict Jati Sampurna is the most endemic area of filariasis in Bekasi City. This study was undertaken to get a picture of the situation and find the dominant risk factors associated with the occurrence of filariasis in the subdistrict. The research design encompasses case-study control with a total of 93 respondents. The variables studied were the physical environment in a house with six risk factors, characteristics of individuals with three risk factors, the physical environment outside the home, behavior, and the source transmitters, each of which with one risk factor. The risk factors associated with the incidence of the disease are the ceiling construction of the house, objects hanging in the house, the presence of wire screens, gender and the habit of going out at night. These four risk factors, in addition to the use of mosquito nets, is considered as the most dominant risk factors in the occurrence of filariasis in Kelurahan Jati Sampurna.
%K risk factor
%K filariasis
%K Kelurahan Jati Sampurna
%U http://journal.ui.ac.id/health/article/view/645