Survei Perilaku Masyarakat Terhadap Populasi Tungau Debu Rumah Di Kelurahan Perkamil Kecamatan Paal 2 Kota Manado

: House dust mite are insects that can cause allergies in susceptible people. Population of dust mites in the home depends on factors such as the level of the sea, an area with a longer summer than rainy season, a variety of animals in the house, the house is dirty and a lot of dust, as well as the temperature and humidity of the area. Manado city has several of the factors. Purpose of the study is to investigate the people\u27s behavior of the population of house dust mites in Perkamil village sub-district of Paal 2 Manado city. Result obtained was 34,86% which shows that people\u27s knowledge about house dust mites are still lacking. The result of attitude is 97,09% indicated public attitudes towards the prevention and eradication of house dust mite is good. And result of the public action showed 75,96% of the community action efforts to prevent and eradicate house dust mites is enough. Necessary education from health care workers about house dust mites and allergic diseases, prevention and eradication, so that the knowledge that still low will be better and the action that will be good enough