Etih Sudarnika

Baseline Survey As A Framework Of Rabies Control Program In Supporting West Java To Be Rabies Free In The Year Of 2018

West Java province is one of 24 provinces in Indonesia, which is known as not rabies free. West Java is planned to be rabies free in the year of 2018. In supporting of West Java rabies free programs, Baseline surveys a the basis of control programs was conducted in the Jampang Tengah and Cisolok Sub-District in the District of Sukabumi, since March until October 2016. The method included laboratory examinations (blood profiles, helminths, antibody titre against rabies before and after vaccination);intervention (vaccination, deworming, and campaign); study on KAP of community towards rabies. The blood profile of dogs both in two-sub districts were in the normal range, however the value of hematrocit and the amount of Haemoglobin were slightly low. The prevalence of helminth infection in dog in Sukabumi was 20.83%. Blood parasite infection rate was low (0.6% as highest), but the prevalence rate was high (> 80%). vaccination increased the number of dogs that have a protective antibody titter (from 40.5% to 77.07% in the Sub-District of Cisolok and from 20.2% to 79.83% in Sub-DistrictJampang Tengah).The knowledge of community on rabies in Jampang Tengah and CisolokSub-District was in the medium category, but the majority of people applied bad practices related to rabies.

Development of Health Promotion Methods on Rabies for Increased Knowledge of Elementary School Students

Kendala utama promosi kesehatan pada siswa sekolah dasar sebagai kelompok berisiko tinggi serangan rabies adalah terbatasnya media promosi kesehatan yang sesuai.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan media promosi kesehatan yang mudah, murah dan efektif. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 90 siswa, kelas 5 dan 6 berasal dari 3 sekolah di Kota Bogor. Sampel dipilih dengan metode simple random sampling , dibagi menjadi 3 kelompok intervensi yang berjumlah 30 siswa untuk setiap kelompok yaitu kelompok I ( slide, poster , leaflet , dan permainan), kelompok II ( slide, poster, dan leaflet ), dan kelompok III ( slide ). Rancangan uji coba menggunakan pretest-post test design . Pengukuran tingkat pengetahuan dilakukan sesaat, 1 minggu, 1 bulan, dan 3 bulan setelah intervensi.Analisis data dilakukan dengan uji t berpasangan dan Duncan multiple range test . Hasil uji coba terdapat perbedaan tingkat pengetahuan sebelum dan sesudah intervensi hingga 3 bulan pada kelompok I dan II (p 0.05).Selisih pengetahuan sebelum dan sesudah intervensi antar 3 kelompok pada 3 bulan terdapat perbedaan yang nyata (P<0.05).Kelompok I memberikan hasil tingkat pengetahuan paling tinggi dan daya ingat paling lama dibandingkan kelompok lainnya.Hasil penelitian ini dapat digunakan sebagai sarana promosi kesehatan mengenai rabies pada siswa sekolah dasar. Kata Kunci : intervensi, leaflet, permainan, poster, rabies, slide

Potential risk of viral transmission from flying foxes to domestic animals and humans on the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia

Flying foxes have been considered to be involved in the transmission of serious infectious diseases to humans. Using questionnaires, we aimed to determine the direct and/or indirect contacts of flying foxes in an Indonesian nature conservation area with domestic animals and humans living in the surrounding area. We surveyed 150 residents of 10 villages in West Java. Villages were classified into 3 groups: inside and/or within 1 km from the outer border of the conservation area and 1–5 km or 5–10 km away from the reserve’s outer border. Data were collected by direct interview using a structured questionnaire consisting of the respondent characteristics (age, sex and occupation); histories of contacts between flying foxes and humans, dogs and other domestic animals; and knowledge about infectious diseases, mainly rabies, in flying foxes. We found that flying foxes from the nature conservation area often enter residential areas at night to look for food, especially during the fruit season. In these residential areas, flying foxes had direct contacts with humans and a few contacts with domestic animals, especially dogs. People who encounter flying foxes seldom used personal protective equipment, such as leather gloves, goggles and caps. The residents living around the conservation area mostly had poor knowledge about flying foxes and disease transmission. This situation shows that the population in this region is at a quite high risk for contracting infectious diseases from flying foxes.