Public Health on Clean and Healthy Living Behavior to Prevent Dengue Fever: A Literature Review

Abstract

The low implementation of PHBS in household settings will trigger various diseases including dengue fever and diarrhea. For example, not carrying out activities to eradicate mosquito larvae in households will trigger the breeding of Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes which will transmit the dengue virus as the cause of dengue fever. In Indonesia, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is still a major health problem. This research was conducted using a literature review study with the Traditional review method, Traditional Review is a literature review method that has been commonly carried out by researchers, and the results are found in many existing survey papers. Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) is a fundamental element that aims to improve the quality of life of the community by achieving the expected health status. As stated in the Constitutional Agreement of the World Health Organization in 1948 that the degree of health is fundamental for everyone regardless of race, religion, politics, and socioeconomic level. The degree of health in question can be achieved through the behavior of someone who pays attention to health. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an acute viral infectious disease caused by the dengue virus which is characterized by a fever of 2-7 days accompanied by bleeding manifestations, decreased platelets (thrombocytopenia), hemoconcentration marked by plasma leakage (increased hematocrit, ascites, pleural effusion, hypoalbuminemia). Public Health about Clean and Healthy Living Behavior Preventing Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is very important because DHF is an acute viral infection.