The Level of Knowledge of Parents about Dengue Fever Prevention at Puskesmas II South Denpasar

Abstract

The level of parental knowledge is still 24%, which is of sufficient value regarding the prevention of dengue hemorrhagic fever in children 5-14 years and this is one of the problems with dengue fever outbreaks. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge of parents about the prevention of dengue fever in children 5-14 years. The study was conducted at Puskesmas II Denpasar Selatan in February-April 2021. The population of this study are parents who have children aged 5-14 years. Research method with descriptive method, the number of samples is 58 respondents with total sampling technique. Measuring tool used is a questionnaire and analyzed with descriptive statistics. The results showed that the knowledge level of the respondents showed an average score of 20.57 (good), then the lowest score was 16 (enough) and the highest score was 25 (good), and most of them had good knowledge as many as 44 respondents (75.9%) and 14 respondents (24, 1%) sufficient knowledge. Based on the age of 36-45 years as many as 30 respondents (51.7%). Female gender as many as 31 respondents (53.4%). Jobs as private employees were 28 respondents (48.3%). SMA / SMK education as many as 22 respondents (37.9%). The conclusion of this study is that the level of knowledge of parents is still 24% of sufficient value and the others have a good level of knowledge. It is recommended to improve educational programs as a basis for preventing dengue fever in the family