Health Beliefs and Skills for Early Detection of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Adolescents

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a public health threat, especially in tropical countries like Indonesia. The increase in morbidity and mortality rates due to dengue fever, especially in the adolescent group, indicates that this problem needs more attention. This is due to a lack of health confidence and early detection skills for dengue fever. Teenagers, families, communities, and even countries feel the burden of disease. The research aims to analyze the relationship between health beliefs and early dengue detection skills in adolescents. The research design uses correlation analysis with a cross-sectional approach. Variable independent, namely Health beliefs, and variable dependent, namely early detection of dengue fever skills. The research was conducted at a state high school in Jepara Regency in January 2025. The research sample was 93 students selected using a purposive sampling technique based on predetermined criteria. Data analysis used the chi-square test. The results of the study showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between health beliefs in the dimensions of perceived vulnerability (p=0.048), perceived severity (p=0.025), perceived benefits (p=0.028), cues to action (p=0.020) and self-efficacy (p=0.002). However, there was no statistically significant relationship on the dimension of perceived barriers (p=0.467). Health beliefs related to early detection skills. There needs to be a collaboration between schools and community health centres in making efforts to prevent dengue fever by increasing health confidence and early dengue detection skills in students.