Gambaran Pengetahuan Masyarakat Tentang Penyakit Malaria Di Kecamatan Silian Raya Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara

Abstract

: Malaria is a disease caused by the protozoa obligate intracellular species of Plasmodium genus. In Indonesia, malaria is a very complex problem of public health. This was a descriptive study, using questionnaires to the respondents. The study was conducted in Silian Raya (Minahasa Tenggara) during October 2014 until January 2015. There were 194 respondents. Sampling system was based on cluster random sampling in each village, then for sampling of each village we used simple random sampling. All respondents had heard about malaria disease (100%), and most respondents obtained that information from health counseling (65.5%). The knowledge that malaria was due to mosquito bites were found among 99.5% respondents, but most respondents did not know about the type of mosquitoes that caused malaria. The knowledge about the time that the mosquitoes transmitting malaria bit at night was found among 57.7% respondents. The knowledge about the breeding of malaria mosquito was found among 99.5% respondents; about signs and symptoms of malaria 99.5% respondents; and prevention of malaria 99.5% respondents