di Kotamadya Yogyakarl a terhadap Penyakit Asma pada Anak

Lies Indriyati & Tonny Sadj~min

Parental Perception of Junior H gh School Student in Yogyakarta Municipality toward

Lies Indriyati, Tonny Sadjimin
The purposes of the study were to find out parental perceptions level toward chldhood asthma
and other personal factors, which u :re related to them; and the difference of perception toward
childhood asthma between parents a asthmatic and non-asthmatic junior high school students in
the Municipality of Yogyakarta. T le study was the second phase of the main study, which
examined asthma prevalence amon! junior high school students in Municipality of Yogyakarta,
carried out from May 1998 to May 999. Samples were taken from parents of students who were
defined as asthmatic children from the previous asthma prevalence study, and parents of nonasthmatic children as controls grcap. Questionnaires were used to explore information on
parental perception, personal data perception about the symptoms and dangers of asthma,
causes, triggers, benefits of preven ion, and parents' acts to deal with childhood asthma. The
study revealed that asthma preva ence among .junior high school students in Yogyakarta
Municipality was 10.5 %. Parenta perception toward asthma was high. More than 60 % of
parents gave right answers. Parental education level ware not sigruficantly related with
perception toward asthma. Mate nal occupation was significantly related with parental
perception about the dangers of asthma @=0,023) and actions taken by parents to deal with
asthma (p=0,011). Family income u as siwcantly related with perception toward asthma attack
triggers (p<0.021). Whereas parent; 1 perception toward asthma was not different among parents
of asthmatic children compared t those of non-asthmatic children. It was concluded that
parental perception of junior high s :hool students in Yogyakarta Municipality toward childhood
asthma was high. Parental occupal ion especially maternal occupation were positive related to
parental affective and co native tc ward asthma. Family income was related with perception
toward asthma attack triggers. Pa ental perception toward asthma was not difference among
parents of asthmatic and non-asthma1 ic children. (Jurnal Epidemiologi Indonesia, 2000, 4:3:35-44)

Key word: asthma, adolescent, parel tal, perception, education

Pendahuluan

salah satu penyakit kronik yang paling sering

ditemukan pada anak di masa mendatangl.

sma adalah penyakit saluran nap is kronis,

kesehatan masyarakat di dunia. Adanya
perubahan yang sangat pesat pada lingk ingan dan
gaya hidup masyarakat, akibat lajur ya derap
pembangunan di negara-negara di s e l ~
ruh dunia
termasuk Indonesia, diduga asma aka n menjadi

gejala wheezing yang memerlukan pertolongan

medis2.Selain morbiditas asma pada anak tinggi,
juga dilaporkan bahwa mortalitas asma terus
meningkat, terutama pada anak usia 5-14 tahun2,
meskipun belakangan ini banyak obat-obat asma
baru yang diperkenalkan. Keadaan ini diduga

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