1Institute of Health Science Maluku Husada
2Department of Public Health, Gorontalo University
3Health Polytechnic of Surabaya
*Corresponding Author: Heru Santoso Wahito Nugroho, E-mail: heruswn@gmail.com Pucang Jajar Tengah Street 56, Surabaya, Indonesia
Online published on 27 November, 2019.
Annual Parasite Incidence (API) in Kairatu Sub-District, SBB Regency, Maluku is still high. This study aims to analyze the risk factors for malaria incidence in Kairatu, using a case-control design. The research subjects were 54 people consisting of: 27 people in the case group and 27 for the control group. The level of risk was expressed in Odd-Ratio (OR). The OR for “habit of outdoors” was 8.312, OR for “not using mosquito nets” was 10.450, OR for “not using mosquito repellent” was 19.00.
Malaria, incidence, risk factors
