Relationship between community knowledge by the existence of mosquitoes as a vector of disease in the Bagan Deli village, Medan Belawan District, Medan City

Abstract

Mosquitoes are vectors that can transmit of diseases, such as malaria, Chikungunya, filariasis. Knowledge of the mosquito’s life cycle is very important for the community to prevent mosquito breeding. The objective is to know the relationship between people’s knowledge and the existence of mosquito larvae. This research was conducted from August to September 2018 by interviewing the community and taking mosquito larvae in 100 houses visited in Bagan Deli Village, Medan Belawan District, Medan City. The results of this study showed that 38% of the houses found were only Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae, public knowledge was generally poor (as much as 50% of houses), the largest breeding place for mosquito larvae was 31.58% at bath, followed by dispenser shelter 23.68%, buckets and drums as much as 21.05% and jars of 2.63%. Based on multiple linear regression analysis of variables, s significant relationship between community knowledge and the presence of mosquito larvae was found in this study where p value was 0.001 (p <0.05).