International Conference on Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Development in conjunction with International Conference on Challenge and Opportunities Sustainable Environmental Development, ICEASD & ICCOSED 2019, 1-2 April 2019, Kendari, Indonesia

Research Article

Epidemiology of Malaria Used Surveillance Data in Buton Utara District, Indonesia

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287209,
        author={Ramadhan  Tosepu and Elvi  Nurfitriani and Sikri  Rahmania},
        title={Epidemiology of Malaria Used Surveillance Data  in Buton Utara District, Indonesia},
        proceedings={International Conference on Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Development in conjunction with International Conference on Challenge and Opportunities Sustainable Environmental Development, ICEASD \& ICCOSED 2019, 1-2 April 2019, Kendari, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICEASD\&ICCOSED},
        year={2019},
        month={9},
        keywords={malaria southeast sulawesi indonesia},
        doi={10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287209}
    }
    
  • Ramadhan Tosepu
    Elvi Nurfitriani
    Sikri Rahmania
    Year: 2019
    Epidemiology of Malaria Used Surveillance Data in Buton Utara District, Indonesia
    ICEASD&ICCOSED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287209
Ramadhan Tosepu1,*, Elvi Nurfitriani2, Sikri Rahmania3
  • 1: Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University, Kendari, Indonesia
  • 2: The Postgraduate program, Halu Oleo University, Indonesia
  • 3: Dinas Kesehatan, Kabupaten Muna Barat, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
*Contact email: ramadhan.tosepu@uho.ac.id

Abstract

Malaria is one of the public health problems that can cause death especially in high-risk groups, namely infants, toddlers, pregnant women, besides Malaria directly causes anemia and can reduce work productivity. This disease is also still endemic in most parts of Indonesia. This study was used from various data from the governments of Indonesia. Data from Malaria cases were obtained from the Health Office of Buton Utara district from 2015 to 2018. The conclusion is that the majority of malaria sufferers in Buton Utara district are male with some distributions that tend to decline from year to year. The incidence of Malaria in Buton Utara district tends to increase in April, May and October and peak in May. The majority of malaria sufferers in Buton Utara district are in the age range of 17-25 years.