THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC AND EFFORTS TO PREVENT DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (DHF) IN JATISEENG KIDUL VILLAGE, CILEDUG DISTRICT

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a disease caused by the dengue virus that is
transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito and spreads rapidly in
various countries, infecting about 390 million people each year. Dengue
Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a significant public health problem in Indonesia,
especially in the province of West Java.
The research method carried out is a retrospective data collection method. The
population of this study is 2,619 heads of families in Jatiseeng Kidul Village,
Ciledug District. The sample of this study is a proportional random sampling
obtained by 97 heads of families. The instruments used were observation sheets and
interviews. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate with chi square test. The
research was conducted in Jatiseeng Kidul Village, Ciledug District in March 2025
The results of the analysis of the chi-square test obtained a p-value of 0.000 ≤ α
(0.05) which means that Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected, so it can be concluded
that there is a significant relationship between the knowledge of public and efforts
to prevent dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Jatiseeng Kidul Village, Ciledug
District.
The results of this study are expected to be a consideration for public in order to be
able to supervise efforts to prevent dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) which can be
useful in reducing the incidence of dengue incidence.