Spatial Distribution of Genesis Malaria in Puskesmas Bontobahari Sub-District Bontobahari of Bulukumba District
Abstrak: Malaria is a disease
which poses a health problem that can not be resolved completely. The incidence
of malaria associated with those characteristics, environmental conditions and
circumstances of the time. Bontobahari is one of the Districts in the region
Bulukumba the case of malaria is high and volatile. The purpose of this study
was to determine the spatial distribution of the incidence of malaria in
Puskesmas Bontobahari sub-district Bontobahari of Bulukumba district.
This type of research is an observational study with a descriptive
approach. Population is all malaria patients from years 2012-2014 and the
sample was taken by total sampling amounted to 21 respondents. Address mapping
in patients using Global Positioning System (GPS).
The results showed as much as 95.2% respondents are male, 38.1% of
respondents aged 20-29 years, 47.6% of respondents have secondary education,
47.6% of respondents working as self-employed, where the majority of patients
live in the Village Land Lemo, 100% of respondents residing ≤ 200 meters above
sea level, 66.7% of respondents have access to health services as far as the
location of ≥ 5 km, 76.2% of respondents exposed to Plasmodium vivax, as many
as 76.2% of respondents do not have the contact history, 42.9% of respondents
experienced a malaria hospital for 2 weeks, 66.7% of respondents have a habit
of sleep at night without the use of mosquito nets and mosquito repellent. Conclusion
of the study was the incidence of malaria in Puskesmas Bontobahari years 2012 -
2014 were the highest in the Tanah Lemo Village with most patients male sex. It
is expected that the extension of the house to the house of the impact of
malaria and can benefit from use of mosquito nets and mosquito repellent during
sleep to reduce the number of the spread of malaria.
Keywords: Malaria, spatial
distribution, Bontobahari, Bulukumba, GPS
Penulis: Azriful, Alfida Syarif
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd150652