Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia terutama di Jakarta. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan ibu rumah tangga (IRT) mengenai vektor DBD dan faktor yang berhubungan.
Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional. Data dianalisis dengan uji chi-square menggunakan SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan jumlah IRT yang memiliki pengetahuan kurang 44 orang (44%), 24 orang (24%) cukup, dan 32 orang (32%) baik.
Tidak ada perbedaan bermakna antara pengetahuan IRT mengenai vektor DBD dengan usia (p=0,484), pekerjaan (p=0,634), dan tingkat pendidikan (p=0,301), sedangkan terdapat perbedaan bermakna dengan aktivitas yang diikuti di lingkungan rumah (p=0,019) dan jumlah sumber informasi (p=0,028).
Disimpulkan tingkat pengetahuan IRT mengenai vektor DBD kurang, berhubungan dengan aktivitas di lingkungan rumah dan jumlah sumber informasi, tetapi tidak berhubungan dengan usia, pekerjaan dan pendidikan.
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is one of Indonesia's health problems mainly Jakarta. The objective of this research is to identify the knowledge about vector of DHF and its associated factors among housewives.The design of this research is cross sectional. The data analysis is using chi-square facilitated by SPSS. The outcome shows that 44% of respondents are lack of knowledge, 24% of samples has adequate knowledge, and 32% has good knowledge about DHF.There is no significant difference between respondent?s knowledge about vector of DHF and their age (p=0,484), work (p=0,634), and formal education (p=0,301), but there is significant difference between respondent?s knowledge about vector of DHF and their activity in the environment (p=0,019) and the number of information?s sources they received (p=0,028).In conclusion, mostly the level of knowledge about DHF symptoms among housewives in Paseban is poor and has an association with activity in the environment, and the number of information?s sources they received, but doesn?t have association with age, work, and formal education.
