Introduction: Indonesia is a country with a high geographical distribution of hepatitis A. In June 2019, the government established the status of hepatitis A outbreaks in Pacitan District, which is spread across several districts. Based on data from the District Health Office of Pacitan, there were 1,310 peoples with hepatitis A on October 2019. Through this study, the relation between knowledge, attitudes, and personal hygiene as risk factors of hepatitis A outbreaks in Pacitan District can be identified. Methods: Observational analytic methods and case control research design were used in this study. The population was 280 people. The sample consisted of 60 peoples with case of 30 peoples and control of 30 peoples. Case and control samples were taken randomly (simple random sampling). The research data were collected using the interview method, then analyzed using the Chi Square test and the Contingency Coefficient. Results and Discussion: There was a correlation between knowledge level with the occurrence of hepatitis A outbreaks (p-value = 0.002 <0.05), attitudes with hepatitis A (pvalue = 0.004 <0.05), and personal hygiene with the occurrence of hepatitis A outbreaks (pvalue = 0.001 <0.05). Conclusion: Inadequate knowledge, inappropriate personal hygiene lead to the spread of hepatitis A outbreaks in the working area of Primary Health Care of Ngadirojo, Pacitan District.
Hepatitis A adalah penyakit radang hati yang disebabkan oleh virus hepatitis A. Penyakit ini umumnya dapat menyebabkan wabah. Pada tahun 2019 Bulan Juni pemerintah menetapkan status KLB hepatitis A di Kabupaten Pacitan yang tersebar di beberapa kecamatan. Berdasarkan data Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Pacitan, penderita hepatitis A per Bulan Oktober 2019 sebanyak 1.310 orang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan, sikap, dan personal hygiene terhadap kejadian hepatitis A di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Ngadirojo Kabupaten Pacitan.Jenis penelitian yang digunakan untuk melakukan penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode analitik observasional danmenggunakan desain penelitian case control. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 280 orang dan jumlah total sampel sebanyak 60 orang dengan rincian case sebanyak 30 orang dan controlsebanyak 30 orang. Pengambilan sampel case dan controldilakukan dengan cara simple random sampling.Pengumpulan data dengan cara wawancara, kemudian data yang diperoleh selanjutnya dianalisis secara analitik menggunakan uji Chi Square dan Contingency Coefficient.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan kejadian Hepatitis A (pvalue= 0,002; C= 0,374; OR= 5,675, 95% CI:1,841 –17,494), sikap dengan dengan Hepatitis A (pvalue= 0,004; C= 0,346; OR= 4,75, 95% CI: 1,584 –14,245), dan personal hygiene dengan kejadian Hepatitis A (pvalue= 0,001; C= 0,407 ; OR= 7,5, 95% CI: 2,244 –25,062).Peneliti menyarankan peran aktif tenaga kesehatan dan masyarakat dalam upaya penanggulangan dan pencegahan KLB Hepatitis A, melakukantindakan primery protection berupa imunisasi Hepatitis A sebagai upaya preventif, menerapkan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat, dan kegiatan monitoring evaluasi pasca KLB sehingga diharapkan tidak terjadi kembaliKLB Hepatitis A di Kabupaten PacitanKata kunci : Hepatitis A, Personal Hygiene, Kejadian Luar Biasa
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