Knowledge, Attitude and Physical Environment of the Community to Incidence Malaria: Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with LISREL Software Release 8.7 Masriadi1,*, Jetrianus JM2 1Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Muslim Indonesia, Makassar 2Health Office Mebung Regency, Indonesia *Corresponding author: Masriadi, E-mail: arimasriadi@gmail.com
Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract Background As malaria is among the leading globally public health problems, early diagnosis and treatment of cases is one of the key interventions for its control and elimination. Malaria is a leading public health problem, reportedly has 212 million new cases and 429, 000 deaths globally in 2015; 90% of cases and 92% of deaths were in Africa. Malaria is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in tropical and sub-tropical countries, affecting people of all age groups, endemic in 109 countries, covering all continents. This study was conducted to analyze the influence of behavior and environment on malaria incidence. Material and Method The type of research is explanatory research, Sample in this research is positive for malaria and suspected. The data analysis technique used in this study is Structural Equation Modeling with the Lisrel 8.7 program. Results: The results of the study were direct influence between t-vulue value knowledge 2.89, t-vulue value attitude 2.72, and t-vulue physical environment value 10.56, with malaria incidence. The direct influence between t-vulue value knowledge-0.51, and t-vulue value attitude 0.76, on the physical environment. The indirect influence between knowledge of t-vulue value 2.89, and t-vulue-2.72 value attitude indirectly influences malaria through the physical environment. Conclusion The results showed that there was an influence between knowledge, attitudes and physical environment on the incidence of malaria. There is an indirect influence between knowledge and attitudes towards the incidence of malaria through the physical environment. There is no direct influence between knowledge and attitudes towards the physical environment. Top Keywords Knowledge, Attitude, Physical Environment, Incidence, Malaria. Top |