Pelatihan Ovitrap Untuk Pengendalian DBD Di Kota Semarang

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Background: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a significant and growing global public health challenge in subtropical regions, affecting millions of people worldwide. Ovitrap is an innovation aimed at effectively controlling mosquito populations and reducing the risk of diseases like DHF. Ovitrap training is an effort to increase community understanding of dengue vector control and develop their skills in using ovitraps effectively to prevent the spread of the disease. Methods: The ovitrap training method includes interactive presentation of materials, group discussions, and practical demonstrations of making and using ovitraps as an applicative step in dengue vector control. Results: The increase in the average knowledge score of participants from 7.86 to 9.00 after the activity was supported by the results of the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test with a significance value (p-value) of 0.006 (p<0.05) which means there is a significant difference between the average knowledge before and after the activity. Conclusion: The training on ovitrap techniques for DHF control succeeded in improving the community's understanding and skills in managing the risk of DHF disease spread. The community is advised to routinely use ovitraps to control mosquito populations and be accompanied by maintaining environmental hygiene.