Fogging Effectiveness Based on Time and Location of DHF Cases (Study in Sleman Regency)

Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquito. public health problem worldwide, including in Indonesia. The increase dengue cases closely related to presence mosquito vectors. prevention outbreaks by fogging focus. Until now, there no method evaluate effectiveness focal fogging, yet many suspect that focus less effective because incidence DHF tends over several decades. study aims find with spatial-temporal approach. It an observational using data on along date illness, coordinates patients, and obtained from District Health Office. Data processing ArcMap 10.5. Determination time limit extent protective based provision if buffer area within radius 200 meters, more than one case days 4-21 after patient has fever, then declared ineffective. There were 1,070 2008-2013 Sleman Regency. 773 (72.24%) fogged, while 290 not. Of fogged cases, 59 (7.63%) place protection. means Regency reached 92.37%. Overall, (5.5%) came ineffective fogging. By spatio-temporal approach, been quite successful suppressing In future, it necessary consider focused other patient’s house surroundings.