International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research Vol.3; Issue: 2; April-June 2018 Website: www.ijshr.com Original Research Article ISSN: 2455-7587 International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research (www.ijshr.com) 126 Vol.3; Issue: 2; April-June 2018 Factors Influence Malaria Occurrence on Medical Students Poltekkes Kemenkes Jayapura Lidarmawaty Manurung 1 , Bernard Sandjaja 2 , A.L.Rantetamapang 3 , Anwar Mallongi 4 1 Magister Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura. 2,3 Lecturer of Master Program in Public Health Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura 4 Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Lidarmawaty Manurung ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Background: Malaria is one of the world's deadly diseases caused by plasmodium, which is transmitted by Anopheles Sp mosquitoes and if not treated promptly, the patient will have severe complications and can die. Objective: To know the factors that influences the incidence of malaria in Midwifery students Mimika Poltekkes Kemenkes Jayapura Year 2018. Methods: Analytical survey with cross sectional study design conducted in April 2018 with a sample size of 120 people in total population. Data were obtained using questionnaire, analyzed using Chi-Square and multiple regression logistic with p-value significance <0,05. Result: Factors influencing the incidence of malaria in Mimika midwifery students were tribe (p-value 0,038, RP = 22,679; CI95% = 1,130- 6,354), activity at night (p-value <0,001, RP = 4,454; CI95% = 1,966-10,092), residence distance from breeding place (p-value 0,002, RP = 0,244; CI95% = 0,102- 0,588). Factors not affecting malaria incidence in midwifes student are poultry cage (p-value 0,053, RP = (P-value 0.229, RP = 0,567, CI95% = 0,257-1,254), distance of health service facility (p-value 0,746, RP = 1,240; CI95% = CI95% = 1,058- 4,809) 0,556- 2,767), use of mosquito repellent (p-value 1,000, RP = 1.065; CI95% = 0.488- 2,325). The dominant factors affecting the incidence of malaria in Mimika midwifery students are tribe, night activities, house distance with breeding place, where nighttime activities have a more dominant factor against malaria incidence in Mimika midwifery students. Keywords: ethnicity, behavioral factors, environmental factors, malaria incidence 1. INTRODUCTION Malaria is an important tropical parasitic disease in the world, and is still a major health problem that poses a threat to people in the tropics and sub tropics, especially in infants, toddlers and mothers. Around the world each year found 350-500 million cases of malaria that resulted in 1.1 million people died. According to WHO (2014), the number of malaria deaths in the world in 2013 is still 47% and 78% of them are children under 5 years old (Sucipto, 2015) Malaria is a serious and fatal disease caused by plasmodium, which is transmitted by mosquitoes and if not treated promptly, the patient will experience severe complications and may die (CDC, 2015).World Malaria Report 2015 mentions that malaria has attacked 106 countries in the world. The global commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) puts malaria eradication efforts into one of the common goals to be achieved by 2015 through the seventh goal of combating HIV / AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. With the end of the MDGs by 2015, the global commitment is continued through sustainable development Goals (SDGs). In the SDGs, malaria eradication efforts are contained in the third goal of ensuring a healthy life and seeking prosperity for all people with the specific purpose of ending epidemic AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected-tropical disease until 2030 (infoDatin 2016). Malaria can cause blood deficiency (anemia) because the damaged blood cells are damaged or eaten by plasmodium. Anemia occurs mainly due to rupture of red