Pengetahuan, Sikap Dan Perilaku Masyarakat Terhadap Ketidakpatuhan Penggunaan Kelambu Berinsektisida Di Desa Tegal Rejo, Kecamatan Lawang Kidul, Kabupaten Muara Enim

Malaria is an infectious disease in the tropics and sub ?tropics and can cause death. Densely and less arrangedsettelement, many water reservoirs and pools of former excavation mine in every home residents may increase theodds of malaria vectors in the community. Mosquito nets have been produced using insecticides (Long LastingIncetiside nets). It can kill resting mosquito when mosquitoes exposed to insecticide. There are some people whodisobey the rule. In Solomon, the biggest factor of this disobedience is the uncomfortable condition when usingmosquito nets at bedtime. The purpose of this study to describe the knowledge, attitudes, behavior of people donot use mosquito nets. A descriptive study with cross-sectional design. The study was conducted in the villageTegal Rejo, Lawang Kidul District, Muara Enim, South Sumatra Province in April 2013. Samples were 100households. Collecting data using questionnaires. 98% of respondents do not know the characteristics of thedisease and malaria mosquitoes. All respondents did not know the difference insecticide-treated nets to regularnets . Most respondents did not know how to use bed nets (73%), incorrect USAge of bed nets (99%), did not get anexplanation before using nets (89%), and did not know the purpose of mosquito nets (89%). Some people inTegalrejo did not use LLIN's because most of them prefer to use insect repellent