The Role of Students and Teachers in the Era of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Prevention of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Jambi City, Indonesia

Abstract

Students who act as surveillance can carry out activities to identify the presence of mosquito nests, with an understanding of this surveillance, students will become preventive actors and understand the movement 3M (Menguras, Menutup, Mengubur) and able to apply it in the home environment in particular and the school environment in general. Mosquito control is carried out by several methods, one of which is Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk (PSN). Research design using observational analytic with cross sectional study approach. The population in this study is Junior High Schools participating in the healthy school competition in Jambi City in 2020, for the sample used is the total population, namely 5 Junior High Schools. The implementation of a survey of breeding sites is carried out by observing, both the type and condition of the presence or absence of larvae in the water reservoir. Based on research that has been carried out, mosquito breeding sites in Junior High Schools in Jambi City have a varied number of containers. The number of water reservoirs inspected in 5 junior high schools was 138 containers. The breeding places for mosquitoes according to the type of container that are positive for larvae are bathtubs, buckets, trash cans and used cans. The most common breeding place for mosquitoes is the bathtub. All cleaning staff in each school recycle used goods, and in carrying out the eradication of mosquito nests through activities to drain water reservoirs at least once a week will suppress or reduce the presence of mosquito larvae.