@thesis{thesis, author={Ridja Cintya Claudia Rambu Eda}, title ={Profil Malaria Pada Anak Di Puskesmas Mambitul Sumba Tengah Periode Juli 2018 – Maret 2019}, year={2020}, url={http://repository.uki.ac.id/10058/}, abstract={Latar Belakang: Menurut WHO, angka kesakitan dan kematian akibat malaria masih cukup tinggi, dimana 61% merupakan anak-anak dibawah 5 tahun. Nusa Tenggara Timur merupakan salah satu daerah endemis malaria di Indonesia, dimana Pulau Sumba merupakan daerah penyandang malaria tertinggi di Nusa Tenggara Timur. Tujuan Penelitian: Mengetahui profil malaria pada anak di Puskesmas Mambitul Sumba Tengah. Metode Penelitian : Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dan bersifat retrospektif cross-sectional. Pengambilan data menggunakan data sekunder berdasarkan rekam medis pasien. Selama periode Juli 2018-Maret 2019, didapatkan jumlah sampel 119 anak. Hasil Penelitian : Proporsi tertinggi berdasarkan jenis kelamin adalah jenis kelamin laki-laki sebanyak 65 pasien (54,6 %), dan berdasarkan usia adalah anak-anak dengan rentang usia 6-11,9 tahun sebanyak 59 orang (49,6 %). Jenis Plasmodium terbanyak adalah Plasmodium vivax yaitu 100/119 subyek (84%). Profil gejala klinis terbanyak pada penelitian ini adalah demam 112/119 subyek (94%), batuk 68/119 subyek (57,4%), dan sakit kepala 25/119 subyek (21%). Kata Kunci : Malaria, plasmodium, pasien anak./ Background: According to WHO, the rate of morbidity and mortality due to malaria is still pretty high and 61% of the cases are children under the age of 5. East Nusa Tenggara is a malaria-endemic region in Indonesia and Sumba Island has the highest number of people with malaria in East Nusa Tenggara. Purpose: To know the malaria profile in children at Mambitul Public Health Center, Central Sumba. Method: This research used descriptive and retrospective cross-sectional design. The data were secondary data that were collected from the patients? medical record. As of July 2018 ? March 2019, 119 children samples were obtained. Result: The highest proportion based on sex was found on 65 male patients (54,6%), while the highest proportion based on age was found on 59 children patients of 6 ? 11,9 age (49,6%). The highest Plasmodium type was Plasmodium vivax on 100/119 subjects (84%). The highest clinical symptoms in the research, respectively, were fever on 112/119 subjects (94%), cough on 68/119 subjects (57,4%), and headache on 25/119 subjects (21%). Keywords: Malaria, plasmodium, child patient} }