Potensi Penularan Leptospirosis pada Petugas Rumah Pemotongan Hewan di Kota Salatiga

Background: Slaughterhouse workers have a risk of contracting leptospirosis because daily contact with animal blood and urine. The purpose the study was to describe incidence measure level knowledge examine relationship between demographic characteristics, prevention behavior leptospirosis.Methods: All technical staff at Salatiga (30 people) were selected as participants. Data collected in July 2016 through structured interviews. Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) used test serum for leptospirosis. analyzed using Fisher-exact test. Result: According findings, most respondents male, ages 26 50, had low education background. Most are unaware that is serious disease 73.3 percent never heard majority participants reported negative MAT values. little awareness preventive methods, so they may be having infection.Conclusion: There no Salatiga, however, one worker history exposure.There significant age, gender, behavior, but significantly correlated behavior. officers advised receive health about increase need self-protection workplace.