How to Cite:
Wanti, W., Rahmawati, E., Respati, T., & Sila, O. (2022). Density of Praimago Aedes sp and its
relationship with dengue haemorrhagic fever in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province,
Indonesia. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S9), 724–731.
https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS9.12320
International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022.
Manuscript submitted: 9 April 2022, Manuscript revised: 18 June 2022, Accepted for publication: 27 July 2022
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Density of Praimago Aedes sp and its
relationship with dengue haemorrhagic fever in
Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province,
Indonesia
Wanti Wanti
Center of Excellent in Tropical Disease Control, Health Polytechnic Kupang, NTT,
Indonesia
Corresponding author email: trivena78@yahoo.com
Ety Rahmawati
Environmental Health Studi Program, Health Polytechnic Kupang, NTT, Indonesia
Titik Respati
Faculty of Medicine, UNISBA, Bandung, Indonesia
Oktofianus Sila
Environmental Health Studi Program, Health Polytechnic Kupang, NTT, Indonesia
Abstract---East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is still endemic for DHF, as in
Kupang city. This study aim was to analyze the relationship between
Aedes sp praimago density and the DHF incidence in Kupang City.
This observational analytic study with a case control design was
conducted in 25 urban villages in Kupang City using Cluster
sampling. The independent variables were the density of praimago
such as House Positivity (HP), Number of Larvae in House (LH),
Number of Pupa in House (PH), and Total Eggs (TE), and the
dependent variable was the DHF incidence. Data were obtained by
entomological surveys to see the density of eggs, larvae and pupae of
Aedes sp per house, and then analyzed by independent t test, and
Pearson correlation. House positivity (HP) was found to be significantly
associated with the DHF incidence (p 0.001; OR 3.519). Larvae in
House (LH) and total eggs were also correlated with the DHF
incidence, but pupae in house (PH) was not correlated. The conclusion
drawn is that the density of Aedes sp mosquito larvae such as HP, LH
and TE in a house can be used to estimate the risk of dengue
incidence from family members living in the house.