Skripsi

Hubungan Faktor Sosiodemografis dengan Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Perilaku Orang Tua mengenai Gejala dan Penanganan Anak Tersangka Infeksi Dengue di Jakarta Barat = Relationship between Sociodemographic Factors and Parents’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Regarding Symptoms and Treatment of Children with Suspected Dengue Infection in West Jakarta.

Dengue merupakan masalah kesehatan penting di Indonesia. Pengenalan gejala dan penanganan anak tersangka infeksi dengue oleh orang tua sangat penting untuk memberikan tatalaksana yang tepat dan segera. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan faktor sosiodemografis dengan pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku orang tua mengenai gejala dan penanganan anak tersangka infeksi dengue di Jakarta Barat. Penelitian dilakukan secara potong lintang dengan menggunakan kuesioner pada 267 orang tua di Jakarta Barat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan subjek dengan pengetahuan sangat baik berjumlah 19.9%, baik berjumlah 32.2%, kurang berjumlah 30.3%, dan sangat kurang berjumlah 17.6%. Kebanyakan subjek memiliki sikap dan perilaku mengenai penanganan anak tersangka infeksi dengue yang sangat baik (31.1%) dan baik (55.4%), namun masih terdapat 13.5% subjek dengan sikap dan perilaku kurang. Berdasarkan uji korelasi Spearman, pendidikan (p=0.006) dan pekerjaan (p=0.032) memiliki hubungan bermakna dengan pengetahuan. Namun, faktor sosiodemografis tidak memiliki hubungan bermakna dengan sikap dan perilaku orang tua mengenai anak tersangka infeksi dengue (p>0.05).
Kata kunci: Dengue, anak, faktor sosiodemografis, pengetahuan, sikap, perilaku, orang tua


Dengue is a public health concern in Indonesia. It is important for parents to be able to recognize symptoms and to properly treat children with suspected dengue infection. This research defined the relationship between sociodemographic factors and parents’ knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding symptoms and treatment of children with suspected dengue infection in West Jakarta. A crosssectional questionnaire survey of 267 parents was conducted in West Jakarta. The respondents’ knowledge was as follows: very good (19.9%), good (32.2%), poor (30.3%), very poor (17.6%). A majority of respondents had good (55.4%) and very good (31.1%) attitude and behavior while the remaining 13.5% had poor attitude and behavior. Education (p=0.006) and employment (p=0.032) factors were found to have significant correlation with parents’ knowledge. This study also showed that sociodemographic factors did not have significant correlation with parents’ attitude and behavior regarding treatment of children with suspected dengue infection (p>0.05).
Keywords: Dengue, children, sociodemographic factors, knowledge, attitude, behavior, parents