Abstract

Abstracts. Cirebon regency is one of highest endemie area of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) at West Java. during three the last year, there are 4.199 cases, that is 1.535 cases in year 2006 (incidenee rate/IR = 0,732%0),1.523 cases in year 2007 (IR = 0,712%0) and 1.141 cases in year 2008 (IR = 0,523%0). To get DHF epidemiology information at Cirebon regency had been done a data analysis that aimed to know epidemiology description and risk factor identification related to case distribution (person, time and place variables). Data analysis was resulted that there are depreciation of DHF case in year 2007 when com­pared with year 2006 and also case in the year 2008 compared with year 2007, but as a whole DF cases at Cirebon regency still high. Proportion of DHF cases in male is not dijJering compared female. It based on age group, highest cases is 15 - 45 year group that be a voluminous age group with high mobility. Thereby, DHF transmission is guessed happened in outside of residenee areas may be at school or at work areas. Data analysis also founding there are associate between ra in falls with DHF case incident, although that is a weak association. The peak of incident cases is happened in January (transmission peak in December. Key Words: Cirebon Regency, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Incidence Rate, Distribution of DHFCases.

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