The Knowledge of Level of Mosquitoes as Vector Diseases at Community in the Village Tegal Rejo Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City

Merina Panggabean, Lambok Siahaan, Yoan Carolinan Panggabean

2018

Abstract

The incidence of diseases caused by mosquitoes as vector transmission is still high in Indonesia. Mosquito-borne diseases such as: dengue fever, chikungunya, filariasis, malaria and zika. Until now there has been no elimination of diseases caused by mosquitoes as vector transmissions succeed. It is difficult to break the life cycle of mosquitoes. For this reason, it is necessary to conduct research on the level of community knowledge, especially mothers, against mosquitoes as vector transmitters. Data were obtained by giving questionnaires before and after counseling with quasi experiment study, pre and post test design. Counseling was carried out for the intervention of mothers' knowledge with lectures and video in May 2018.The population of mothers who came to counseling were 100 peoples. The knowledge level before intervention were good 12%, moderate 75% and less good 13%. After intervention the level of knowledge were 62% and moderate 38%, nothing were less good. This research was conducted to mothers as representatives of the community expected to prevent transmission of diseases by eradicating vectors in or around the house.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Panggabean M., Siahaan L. and Panggabean Y. (2018). The Knowledge of Level of Mosquitoes as Vector Diseases at Community in the Village Tegal Rejo Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 936-938. DOI: 10.5220/0010103409360938

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Merina Panggabean and Lambok Siahaan and Yoan Carolinan Panggabean},
title={The Knowledge of Level of Mosquitoes as Vector Diseases at Community in the Village Tegal Rejo Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={936-938},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010103409360938},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - The Knowledge of Level of Mosquitoes as Vector Diseases at Community in the Village Tegal Rejo Sub-district Medan Perjuangan Medan City
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Panggabean M.
AU - Siahaan L.
AU - Panggabean Y.
PY - 2018
SP - 936
EP - 938
DO - 10.5220/0010103409360938