Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
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Malaria Cases Spreading
Monday, December 27, 2010
Jakarta, Kompas - The disease malaria is still a serious threat in Indonesia and the case was more widespread in society. This is reflected in the declining percentage of households that is free from malaria.
Basic Health RESEARCH (Riskesdas) 2007 show, 91.8 percent of malaria-free household. However, based on Riskesdas 2010, malaria-free households fell into
71.6 percent which means that malaria is increasingly widespread. The highest malaria-free households by Riskesdas 2010 in Yogyakarta province (85.5 percent) and lowest in West Papua Province (22.8 percent).
"A lot of increase is in households with single people with malaria. There was an increase of around 12 percent, "said Didik Budijanto, researchers from the Center for Research and Development (Research) Systems and Health Policy, Surabaya, last week, in a ceremony VI National Symposium on Health Research and Development (Research and Development), Ministry of Health titled" Knitting Scientific Work, Health Care for the Nation ".
He said, with the household level of analysis, not on individuals, can know the health of a household that is very important as a basis for public health in general. "The existence of diseases, like malaria, showing the household and the environment that have not been as expected," he said.
Not only is malaria, there was also a decrease of pulmonary tuberculosis-free households from 96.6 percent (year 2007) to 90.4 percent in 2010. Status of malaria and tuberculosis, including diseases as indicators of health status of households in Indonesia. In dealing with diseases, including malaria, preventive measures become very important.
Similar revealed in a study conducted Budisuari and Astridya Made Asri Paramita of Health Policy Systems Research Center, Research and Development Agency, on "Relationship Analysis and Prevention of Malaria Malaria in Indonesia."
The study is a further analysis based on data Riskesdas in 2010 in order to get an overview of malaria preventive behaviors, including characteristics of respondents, the state of the region, and socioeconomic status. One reason for the proliferation of malaria in Indonesia is the climate and environment that supports the development of the Anopheles mosquito.
In the study concluded, most malaria patients aged 5-14 years, male, living in rural, educated finish primary school, no work or school, and has a low level of expenditure per capita. Also acquired facts, those who have good preventive behavior was less affected by malaria than those with less good behavior prevention.
The researchers recommend that the management of a healthy environment to prevent mosquito vector breeding. In addition, it is also necessary health services, among others, rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and preventive behavior, such as use of insecticide treated bed nets, spraying, and the eradication of mosquito breeding. To eradicate malaria needs to be cross-sector cooperation.
Kompas
Malaria Cases Spreading
Monday, December 27, 2010
Jakarta, Kompas - The disease malaria is still a serious threat in Indonesia and the case was more widespread in society. This is reflected in the declining percentage of households that is free from malaria.
Basic Health RESEARCH (Riskesdas) 2007 show, 91.8 percent of malaria-free household. However, based on Riskesdas 2010, malaria-free households fell into
71.6 percent which means that malaria is increasingly widespread. The highest malaria-free households by Riskesdas 2010 in Yogyakarta province (85.5 percent) and lowest in West Papua Province (22.8 percent).
"A lot of increase is in households with single people with malaria. There was an increase of around 12 percent, "said Didik Budijanto, researchers from the Center for Research and Development (Research) Systems and Health Policy, Surabaya, last week, in a ceremony VI National Symposium on Health Research and Development (Research and Development), Ministry of Health titled" Knitting Scientific Work, Health Care for the Nation ".
He said, with the household level of analysis, not on individuals, can know the health of a household that is very important as a basis for public health in general. "The existence of diseases, like malaria, showing the household and the environment that have not been as expected," he said.
Not only is malaria, there was also a decrease of pulmonary tuberculosis-free households from 96.6 percent (year 2007) to 90.4 percent in 2010. Status of malaria and tuberculosis, including diseases as indicators of health status of households in Indonesia. In dealing with diseases, including malaria, preventive measures become very important.
Similar revealed in a study conducted Budisuari and Astridya Made Asri Paramita of Health Policy Systems Research Center, Research and Development Agency, on "Relationship Analysis and Prevention of Malaria Malaria in Indonesia."
The study is a further analysis based on data Riskesdas in 2010 in order to get an overview of malaria preventive behaviors, including characteristics of respondents, the state of the region, and socioeconomic status. One reason for the proliferation of malaria in Indonesia is the climate and environment that supports the development of the Anopheles mosquito.
In the study concluded, most malaria patients aged 5-14 years, male, living in rural, educated finish primary school, no work or school, and has a low level of expenditure per capita. Also acquired facts, those who have good preventive behavior was less affected by malaria than those with less good behavior prevention.
The researchers recommend that the management of a healthy environment to prevent mosquito vector breeding. In addition, it is also necessary health services, among others, rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and preventive behavior, such as use of insecticide treated bed nets, spraying, and the eradication of mosquito breeding. To eradicate malaria needs to be cross-sector cooperation.
Kompas