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Abstract
Intrduction: Dengue fever is an emerging pandemic-prone viral disease in many parts of the world also in Indonesia. Java Island contributed about 71% of all cases occurring in the country. Sleman District represented nearly 30% of total infections in Yogyakarta Province. Godean sub-district contributes 89 cases in 2013 and most of them were come from Sidoluhur village. Instead of community activities Dengue cases are increasing every year. Vector control is one way to control it. This research was tried to explore how community coalition can prevent Dengue fever cases and how Dengue vector can be controlled by engaging community.
Methods: This research was used ethnographic study. For collecting data in-depth interview and participatory observation was conduct. Collecting data and analysis data was done simultaneously.
Results: Community in Sidoluhur village aware that Dengue fever is a serious health problem. With local knowledge, believes, customs, practice and attitudes community people are most influenced group. After getting fever people try to apply their own knowledge for prevention. Most of them do not know the reason of Dengue spread, how it breed, where it breed also how to control. Practices of Dengue prevention like Friday cleaning movement, mosquito eradication flick and child health task force are good programs but absent of continuity so Dengue cases are increasing. Cultural and medical health seeking behaviors were seen among the people. For building coalition capacity sharing information is also immobile.
Conclusion: Dengue fever is still remaining a strong factor that influences public health care in Sidoluhur village. To control Dengue fever capacity building, policy implementation based on community, networking among stakeholders, blending the cultural and medical knowledge of Dengue and overall comprehensive Dengue control approaches need to be developed. |
