J Prev Med Public Health.  2018 May;51(3):148-153. 10.3961/jpmph.18.036.

Malaria Risk Factors in Kaligesing, Purworejo District, Central Java Province, Indonesia: A Case-control Study

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. sulistyawatisuyanto@gmail.com

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
Malaria remains a public health concern worldwide, including Indonesia. Purworejo is a district in which endemic of malaria, they have re-setup to entering malaria elimination in 2021. Accordingly, actions must be taken to accelerate and guaranty that the goal will reach based on an understanding of the risk factors for malaria. Thus, we analysed malaria risk factors based on human and housing conditions in Kaligesing, Purworejo, Indonesia.
METHODS
A case-control study was carried out in Kaligesing subdistrict, Purworejo, Indonesia in July to August 2017. A structured questionnaire and checklist were used to collect data from 96 participants, who consisted of 48 controls and 48 cases. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were performed.
RESULTS
Bivariate analysis found that education level, the presence of a cattle cage within 100 m of the house, not sleeping under a bednet the previous night, and not closing the doors and windows from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. were significantly (p≤0.25) associated with malaria. Of these factors, only not sleeping under a bednet the previous night and not closing the doors and windows from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. were significantly associated with malaria.
CONCLUSIONS
The findings of this study demonstrate that potential risk factor for Malaria should be paid of attention all the time, particularly for an area which is targeting Malaria elimination.

Keyword

Malaria; Risk factors; Human; Housing; Purworejo; Indonesia

MeSH Terms

Animals
Case-Control Studies*
Cattle
Checklist
Education
Housing
Humans
Indonesia*
Malaria*
Multivariate Analysis
Public Health
Risk Factors*
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