Gambaran Perilaku Masyarakat terhadap Flu Burung di Kelurahan Batang Terap Perbaungan, Sumatera Utara Tahun 2010.

Abstract

Influenza A (H5N1) virus – also called “H5N1 virus” . Outbreaks of avian influenza H5N1 occurred among poultry in eight countries in Asia (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam) during late 2003 and early 2004. At that time, more than 100 million birds in the affected countries either died from the disease or were killed in order to try to control the outbreaks. By March 2004, the outbreak was reported to be under control. Bird flu continues to hover as a spectre over much of Asia as more nations report that the H5N1 virus has been found within their fowl and fears rise that it could mutate into a form that leads to human-to-human transmission and kills far more than the 200 people around the world who have died from the infectious disease since 2003. This research was conducted in order to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and prevention of action of people in Kelurahan Batang Terap Perbaungan, Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatera 2010 about Avian Influenza (H5N1). This research uses the descriptive method with croos-sectional research design, by using consecutive sampling method, samples are 83 people. Data collected by giving questionnaires to respondences, then tabulated and processed by SPSS. Score of each analysed by using formula, and its result represents the presentage. The result of this research showed level of acknowledgment was good around 75 respondents (90,4%), the level of attitude was good around 75 respondents (90,4%), and level of action was good too around 81 respondents (97,6%). Further research is needed to assess how the relationship between knowledge and attitude towards action of prevention of Avian Influenza.