Abstract
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by the dengue virus which can be transmitted through the bites of Aedes sp mosquitoes and can endanger the surrounding environment. This study aims to determine the relationship of rainfall, population density, and human behavior which were the usage of mosquito net and repellent with DHF incidence. This study was conducted in Paccerakang village of Makassar city. The type of this study was observational analytic with a cross-sectional study design. Sample used was 100 houses which obtained by using purposive sampling method. The results showed that there was no relationship between rainfall (p = 0.638> 0.05), population density (p = 0.685>0.05), and human behavior which were using mosquito net (p = 0, 481> 0, 05) and repellent (p = 0, 481> 0, 05) with population density. The community is expected to be more proactive in seeking information on prevention of dengue and the health care should provide information on the importance of maintaining environmental cleanliness.
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