HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANG RABIES DENGAN PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PENCEGAHAN RABIES DI LINGKUNGAN PALEKAN DESA BATUBULAN WILAYAH KERJA UNIT PELAKSANA TEKNIS DAERAH PUSKESMAS SUKAWATI II Dwi Susanti Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi Dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar belakang: Rabies merupakan salah satu penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh virus rabies dan ditularkan melalui gigitan hewan terutama anjing. Upaya mencegah meluasnya kasus rabies diperlukan partisipasi dari masyarakat dalam usaha pencegahan penyakit rabies. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan tentang rabies dengan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pencegahan rabies. Metode: Jenis penelitian ini adalah analitik korelasi dengan rancangan cross-sectional. Sampel penelitian adalah masyarakat di Lingkungan Palekan Desa Batubulan Wilayah Kerja Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah Puskesmas Sukawati II sebanyak 109 responden menggunakan teknik sampling total sampling. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner. Data dianalisa dengan uji Spearman Rank (Rho). Hasil: Pengetahuan masyarakat sebagian besar 49 orang (45%) baik, partisipasi masyarakat sebagian besar 46 orang (42,2%) dalam kategori baik. Hasil uji Spearman Rank (Rho) didapatkan nilai p-value = 0,001 berarti ada hubungan pengetahuan tentang rabies dengan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pencegahan rabies. Nilai Correlation Coefficient sebesar 0,955 menunjukkan arah korelasi positif dengan kekuatan korelasi yang sangat kuat. Kesimpulan: Semakin baik pengetahuan tentang rabies maka semakin tinggi partisipasi masyarakat dalam upaya pencegahan rabies. Kata Kunci : Pengetahuan, Partisipasi, Pencegahan Rabies

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RABIES AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN RABIES PREVENTION IN PALEKAN, BATUBULAN VILLAGE, IN THE WORKING AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE SUKAWATI II Dwi Susanti Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: Rabies is an infectious disease caused by the rabies virus and transmitted through animal bites, specifically dogs. To prevent the spread of rabies, community participation in rabies prevention is needed. Purphose : This study aimed to find out the correlation between knowledge about rabies and community participation in rabies prevention. Methods: This study employed a correlational analytic with cross-sectional design. The study sample was the community in Palekan neighborhood, Batubulan village, in the working area of Public Health Centre Sukawati II. There were a total 109 respondents involved in this study which was selected through total sampling. The data were collected using a questionnaire and then analyzed using the Spearman Rank (Rho) test. Results: The majority of the respondents (49 people; 45%) had a good knowledge, and good participation (46 people; 42.2%). The Spearman Rank (Rho) test results showed a strong positive correlation between knowledge about rabies and community participation in rabies prevention (p-value = 0.001, r = 0.955). Conclusion: The better the knowledge about rabies, the higher the community participation in rabies prevention. Keywords: Knowledge, Participation, Rabies Prevention