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Successful control and prevention of dengue fever requires active involvement from all parties. For this reason, three innovative programs are needed, namely: i) increasing knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of the community and health professionals as capital in controlling dengue fever in a sustainable manner; ii) application of "3M Plus" to suppress vector breeding in household settings; iii) promotion of the "Jumantik" program as an effective community empowerment approach to prevent and control dengue fever based on community independence. It was concluded that successful control of dengue fever requires integration of the community and health workers through various innovative programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dengue is the most rapidly spreading infectious disease, especially in Indonesia. Dengue virus is transmitted by the bite of female Aedes mosquitoes. The high human population density and proximity to vector breeding places strengthen the interaction between the virus, vector, and humans as hosts. Using dengue incidence panel data during 2018-2019 in 34 provinces in Indonesia, this study examined the effect of human population density as a demographic variable and vector control on dengue incidence in Indonesia. The time series data were analyzed using EViews. The fixed effect model estimation showed that dengue incidence was significantly associated with demographic variables measured as human population density, with a P-value of 0.02. The vector control variable shows an insignificant association with dengue incidence. But simultaneous analysis between human population density and vector control on dengue incidence has a significant association with probability F (statistic) = 0.000. Our study demonstrated that densely populated provinces in Indonesia have a very high incidence of dengue. Improving sanitation in densely populated settlements can prevent and control dengue incidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is still a public health problem even in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, including in Indonesia. This study aimed to analyze the incidence of DHF based on the integration of climatic factors, including rainfall, humidity, air temperature, and duration of sunlight and their distribution. Materials and Methods. This was an ecological time series study with secondary data from the Surabaya City Health Office covering the incidence of DHF and larva-free rate and climate data on rainfall, humidity, air temperature, and duration of sunlight obtained from the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). Silver station in Surabaya, the distribution of dengue incidence during 2018-2020. Results and Discussion. The results showed that humidity was correlated with the larvae-free rate. Meanwhile, the larva-free rate did not correlate with the number of DHF cases. DHF control is estimated due to the correlation of climatic factors and the incidence of DHF, control of vectors and disease agents, control of transmission media, and exposure to the community. Conclusions. The integration of DHF control can be used for early precautions in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic by controlling DHF early in the period from January to June in Surabaya. It is concluded that humidity can affect the dengue outbreak and it can be used as an early warning system and travel warning regarding the relative risk of DHF outbreak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]