Institusion
Universitas Kristen Indonesia
Author
Ridja, Cintya Claudia Rambu Eda
Subject
MEDICINE
Datestamp
2023-01-31 06:37:37
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