THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY BEHAVIOR AND SOWING OF ABATE POWDER IN PREVENTING AEDES LARVAE AT PASI PEUKAN BARO VILLAGE AND PASI RAWA VILLAGE SIGLI SUB DISTRICT, PIDIE REGENCY

Background: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Aceh Province in 2022 were recorded at 2,079 cases,, with 16 deaths. with the morbidity rate for Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in 2022 amounting to 38 per 100,000 population. Cases of dengue fever in Pidie Regency in 2022 were 318 cases. Research Objective: To determine community behavior towards sowing abate powder to prevent aedes larvae in Kota Sigli Subdistrict, Regency Pidie, Aceh Province, data collected in the form of larva surveys, distribution of research questionnaires and observation were conducted from 24 January to 28 February 2024 with the number of respondent involved 71 respondents in Pasi Peukan Baro village and 84 respondents in Pasi Rawa village, and total were 155 respondents. Research Method: Quantitative research with a cross-sectional study research design. Results: The results of Chi Square analysis in Pasi Peukan Baro village was showed a relationship between knowledge (p-value 0.000) and attitude (p-value 0.016) with community sowing behavior of abate powder in preventing aedes larvae.Meanwhile in Pasi Rawa village there is a relationship between education (p-value 0.028) and knowledge (p-value 0.000) with community sowing behavior of abate powder in preventing aedes larvae. Based on the results of the logistic regression test, the most dominant factors that were significantly related in Pasi Peukan Baro village are the age variable (p-value=0.074, CI 95%=0.032-1.170 OR=0.194) and the variable knowledge (p-value=0.001, CI 95%=3.305-95.053, OR=17.724) while in Pasi Rawa village the most dominant factor is knowledge variable (p-value=0.000, CI 95%=19.089-1831.905, OR=187.000). Conclusion:In Pasi Peukan Baro village there is a relationship between the knowledge variable and attitude variable with community sowing behavior of abate powder in preventing aedes larvae.There is a relationship between education variable and knowledge variable with community sowing behavior of abate powder in Pasi Rawa village.