Research Article
Effect of Characteristics of Health Worker in Sub Distric Public Health Centre and Endicimity Status to Preparedness in Facing Outbreak of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Banda Aceh City
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.3-10-2018.2284350, author={Syarifah Srimulasiyah and Syahrul Syahrul and Indra Indra}, title={Effect of Characteristics of Health Worker in Sub Distric Public Health Centre and Endicimity Status to Preparedness in Facing Outbreak of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Banda Aceh City}, proceedings={Proceeding of the First International Graduate Conference (IGC) On Innovation, Creativity, Digital, \& Technopreneurship for Sustainable Development in Conjunction with The 6th Roundtable for Indonesian Entrepreneurship Educators 2018 Universitas Syiah Kuala October, 3-5, 2018 Banda Aceh, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={IGC}, year={2019}, month={5}, keywords={characteristics of health workers endemicity preparedness health workers dhf outbreaks}, doi={10.4108/eai.3-10-2018.2284350} }- Syarifah Srimulasiyah
Syahrul Syahrul
Indra Indra
Year: 2019
Effect of Characteristics of Health Worker in Sub Distric Public Health Centre and Endicimity Status to Preparedness in Facing Outbreak of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Banda Aceh City
IGC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-10-2018.2284350
Abstract
The increase in incidence and affected region of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Banda Aceh poses a high risk for health disaster or outbreak. Incidence of DHF in Banda Aceh tends to increase every year. Free-flick number in 11 sub-districts within Banda Aceh city are yet 69.1%, far lower than the national standard. Thus, the preparedness of health workers in sub-district public health center dealing with health disaster due to DHF must be improved. This study aims to analyze the effect of the characteristics of health workers working in the sub-district public health center and endemicity status to preparedness in the face of DHF outbreaks in Banda Aceh City. The result also shows that the older the health worker age, the more prepared in dealing with DHF outbreak. Similarly, the longer duration of duty the better prepared the health workers on the face of DHF outbreak. It was also found that training is the most dominant predictor affecting the preparedness of health workers in dealing with DHF outbreak. Based on these results, it is suggested to Banda Aceh Health Office to facilitate and advocate training activities related to DHF countermeasure by providing the necessary budget. It is also suggested that the transfer of medical workers should consider and maintain employee with long duration of duty due to their experiences in facing the DHF outbreak.