Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Cases by Gender in the North Buton Regency in the 2018-2020 Period

Abstract

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a public health problem where the number of patients continues to increase year by year. DHF is also endemic and continues to spread in several districts/cities in Southeast Sulawesi Province, including the North Buton Regency. The objective of this study is to describe the cases of DHF based on gender in the North Buton Regency between 2018-2020. This is a survey research utilizing health report data from the North Buton District Health Office in the 2018-2020 period, which includes data on DHF cases based on gender. The type of research data is numerical. The research data is presented in the form of a graph with narration. The conclusion of the study is that the case of DHF in the North Buton Regency for the 2018-2020 periods in the male group was the highest. The highest cases was at Public Health Center Kulisusu with 7 cases of male and 9 cases of female. There was no significant difference between men and women suffering from DHF.
 Keywords: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Aedes Aegypti, Gender