Faktor Sosial Ekonomi yang Berhubungan dengan Terjadinya Campak pada Balita di Kabupaten Serang Tahun 1999-2000

Padri, Salma (2001) Faktor Sosial Ekonomi yang Berhubungan dengan Terjadinya Campak pada Balita di Kabupaten Serang Tahun 1999-2000. Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan, 29 (1). ISSN 0125-9695

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Abstract

Increasing number of measles cases is related with the reporting system and public awareness on treatment seeking behavior. Serang as one of the districts in Indonesia has a serious public health problem due to measles in spite of increasing coverage immunization that reach more than 90.00% in 1996. The aim of this study is to determine the determinant factors of measles out breaks. The design of the study was case control, with the case defined as younger children, who have positive clinical symptoms of measles (fever and rash) after diagnosed by a midwife at Puskesmas, whereas the control was defined as a close neighbor who were not suffering from measles until now. Data were collected in villages using questionnaires. The results showed that the majority of community members at such villages are housewives; youth workers with low (81.33%) educational status (primary school) and immunization status were not different between case and control groups. The multivariate statistical analysis indicated that the factor which were related with measles: the age of mother under 20 years (Odds Ratio 2.8695% CI: 1.33- 6.13) and p value < 0.05 (p = 0.007) and socio-economic status (Odds Ratio = 0.5995% CI: 0.37- 0.94) and p < 0.05 (p =0.027). The study recommends to increase the age of first marriage and the knowledge of mothers through health promotion at Posyandu.

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