GAMBARAN KEJADIAN MALARIA TERHADAP MAHASISWA FKM UINSU

Abstract

Malaria is a disease that causes death in people all over the world. The global health agency (WHO) states that malaria is still a health problem for countries in the world. Malaria is caused by sporozoa, the genus Plasmodium which consists of the species Plasmodium falciparum. One of the factors that cause malaria is environmental factors that are not good for health, because the environment that supports the development of mosquito bionomics is the physical environment and the biological environment. For this reason, this study used quantitative research methods with data collection techniques using a questionnaire (questionnaire). This research involved 251 respondents who were on average aged 18-23 years who had jobs as students. This malaria study used univariate analysis. Where most of the respondents' answers contained a lack of self-awareness of preventing malaria in the surrounding environment.