PEMBERDAYAAN SISWA SD II SESETAN DALAM MENGURANGI KASUS PENYAKIT DEMAM BERDARAH DI KELURAHAN SESETAN DENPASAR 2012
This community service was conducted in SD N II Sesetan, Denpasar on 13 August 2012. The participants of<br />this activity were 60 students from SD N II grade V Denpasar. Health education about the life span of dengue<br />fever mosquito and the common environment of the mosquito was de...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Udayana
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Buletin Udayana Mengabdi |
| Online Access: | http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/jum/article/view/6402 |
| Summary: | This community service was conducted in SD N II Sesetan, Denpasar on 13 August 2012. The participants of<br />this activity were 60 students from SD N II grade V Denpasar. Health education about the life span of dengue<br />fever mosquito and the common environment of the mosquito was delivered to the students. After being studied<br />in the class, the activity was continued by identification of jentik at the field. The aims of this activity are to<br />strengthen the role of students in reducing dengue fever cases in Sesetan village. Result of the pre-test and post<br />test showed an increase in knowledge of the students about dengue fever to overcome this disease. Statistical<br />analysis showed a significant differences (P<0.05) between pre-test and post test. Students were asked to identify<br />potential container of mosquite which may be bred at home. There were 221 containers examined by students,<br />and 26% of the containers have larva. It can be concluded that this activity can improve knowledge about dengue<br />fever and larva identification skill. This activity might become a good example to initiate elementary school based<br />program to eradicate dengue fever cases in Sesetan Village. It is recommended to scale up this activity to other<br />school in order to strengthen the role of students in dengue fever prevention approach in Sesetan Village. |
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| ISSN: | 1412-0925 |