Survey of Community Knowledge, Attitudes,

and Practices During a Malaria Epidemic in

Central Java, Indonesia
Background
Malaria infects millions of people each year.
In 1952 : DDT & chloroquine (US) as a program
to eradicate malaria
1965 : < 0.15 cases per 1000 population
1980 : abandoned DDT cost case
1996-2000 : epidemic in Central Java 4-45
cases per 1000 population (esp 1997-1998
East Asian Economic Crisis)
Materials & Methods
Purworejo District, 770.000 ppl (1999)
sosioeconomic class
93 questions
Randomly selected 50 villages door-to-
door syst. Subjects : head of the
household and residents > 15 yo. Using
EpiInfo version 6 & SPSS version 10
Appr by several established institutions
Result
 Summary
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices has been
surveyed from 1,000 household in Purworejo
district.
1 of significant riskHome construction :
:plank-wood/bamboo w/o window covering
Bet net ownership did not appear to impact
risk
The most prevalent aimed : good
housekeeping