How to cite this article: Tomasouw JFC, Titaley CR, Malakauseya MLV, Kailola NE, Krentel A. Diverse Information Sources and The Community’s High Level of Knowledge About Lymphatic Filariasis in Air Salobar and Waihaong, Ambon City, In- donesia. Natl J Community Med 2024;15(1):11-18. DOI: 10.55489/njcm.150120243532 Copy Right: The Authors retain the copyrights of this article, with first publication rights granted to Medsci Publications. This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon the work commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given, and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. www.njcmindia.com│pISSN09763325│eISSN22296816│Published by Medsci Publications @2024 National Journal of Community Medicine│Volume 15│Issue 01│January 2024 Page 11 ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Diverse Information Sources and The Community’s High Level of Knowledge About Lymphatic Filariasis in Air Salobar and Waihaong, Ambon City, Indonesia John FC Tomasouw 1 , Christiana R Titaley 2* , Maxwell LV Malakauseya 3 , Nathalie E Kailola 4 , Alison Krentel 5 1,2,3,4 Universitas Pattimura, Ambon, Indonesia 5 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada DOI: 10.55489/njcm.150120243532 A B S T R A C T Background: Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is a strategy to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) in endemic areas. However, individuals' decision to take LF drugs in MDA is associated with their knowledge and aware- ness about LF. This study examined the association between the community’s level of knowledge and aware- ness about LF with the number of informant types and media types for LF information in Waihaong and Air Salobar Health Centers, Ambon City, Indonesia. Methodology: We used data from a household survey conducted in January 2019 involving 944 respondents aged 18-70 living in the study sites. Data analysis was performed using multivariable logistic regression. Results: We found that only 33.3% of respondents had a high level of knowledge and awareness about LF. An increased odds of having a high level of knowledge and awareness about LF was associated with respondents receiving information from more than one type of informant and one type of media (aOR=10.55, 95%CI: 2.35- 47.37, p=0.002), and among female respondents (aOR=1.92, 95%CI: 1.25-2.94). Conclusions: These findings emphasize the importance of comprehensive health promotion strategies using different types of informants and media to enhance the community's knowledge and awareness about LF, which is important to support the elimination of LF in Ambon City, Indonesia. Key-words: Elephantiasis, Sources of information, Awareness, Mass drugs administration A R T I C L E I N F O Financial Support: None declared Conflict of Interest: None declared Received: 08-11-2023, Accepted: 12-12-2023, Published: 01-01-2024 *Correspondence: Christiana Rialine Titaley (Email: christiana_rialine@yahoo.com)