The Role of Village Surveillance Officer to Prevent Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Dengue is a major public health problem in Indonesia. The program ofelimination of mosquito breeding places is still low. This study was aimed toanalyze the effectiveness of village surveillance officer for decreasecontainer index. Study design was quasy experiment. The interventionincluded: community workshops; community involvement in clean-upcampaigns; and distribution of information, education and communicationmaterials in the village surveillans officer. Data were analyzed with t test,and path way analyzed. There is significantly differences knowdlege,attitude, behaviour, sanitation, and container index p<0.05. Based on the pathanalysis was concluded that village surveillance officer increased knowledge,attitude, behavior, sanitation and container index.Surveillance village officeris concluded to be more effectively decreased of larva index throughcomunity behavior. Surveillance village officer is important because iteffectively the coverage of larva index through community behaviourparticipation.