KARAKTERISTIK KEMATIAN DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE (DBD) DAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PERILAKU KELUARGA DI KABUPATEN LUMAJANG TAHUN 2005- 2006 (Studi Kasus pada 20 Keluarga Penderita yang Meninggal)

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is one of health problems in East Java Province especially in Lumajang District as the number of cases and deaths spreads sporadically all the time. DHF is caused by virus that transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquito. This study was conducted to determinan the charactensties of of DHF death cases the knowledge attitude and practices and family behavior in Lumajang District. It was a descriptive study wtth cross sectional design. Interview was carried out to 20 family members after DHF death patients to obtain more detailed history of the DHF death cases from 2005 to april 2006 in Lumajang District. The cause of DHF death case found are inadequate practice of family against DHF (50%) delaying family's decision making in order to refer the patient to health services, and specific clinical manifestations are rarely found in most DHF cases causing different interpretation taken by patients families. The conclusion is that DHF is a dangerous disease infecting people in all ages and causing death. Thus, it is suggested to refer the member of family suffering from high temperature of febrile quickly to health services during DHF epidemic. Key words: DHF. death case, practices/behavio