MEASLES PROFILE AND RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH MEASLES IN WORK AREA HEALTH CENTER GRIBIG

Abstract

Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus and occured in children, but it can be prevented by imunization. In 2011 at PuskesmasGribig Malang,measles imunization had 83.6 % coverage which not reached the target that set by the Health Department Malang at 90%. In addition there are 15 cases of measles there. This study aimed to determine parent health-social's profile and also the other factors associated with the incidence of measles in children in the area of Gribig Health Center, Malang. The research design used descriptive exploratory with cross sectional approach. Sampling method used was purposive sampling were divided into groups of cases (n = 15) and control group (n = 15). The independent variables measured were mother's education level, knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and the child's immunization status. The dependent variable is measles incidende. The technique of collecting data through interviews using questionnaires.Processing data using a computer program, and analyzed by using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate. The results of this study found that there were influence between education [p> α (5%)], and knowledge [p> α (5%)] mother of the child's immunization status but not significant and it has significant relationship between attitude [p <α (5% )] and motivation [p <α (5%)] mother of the child imunization status. And the Immunization status [p <α (5%)] also had significant correlation with the incidence of measles.