DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER HEALTH EDUCATION

Problem : Lack of knowledge of the family about DHF disease

Subject : Treatment of infectious diseases
Sub Subject : Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever’s Treatment
Target : Patients and Family
Place : Tanjung’s Room, RSUD R Syamsudin SH
Duration : 20 minutes

1. General Instructional Purpose

After being given about DHF counseling for 20 minutes, the family is expected to know
about the disease.

2. Specific Instructional Purposes

After counseling for 20 minutes, the family is expected to:
a. Restate the definition of DHF disease
b. Restate the classifications of DHF disease
c. Restate the etiology of DHF disease
d. Mention the signs and symptoms of DHF disease
e. Mention the preventions of DHF disease
3. Health Education Material
a. Definition of DHF disease
b. Classifications of DHF disease
c. Etiology of DHF disease
d. Signs and symptoms of DHF disease
e. Preventions of DHF disease

4. Health Education Activity

a. Lecture
b. Questioning & Answering

NO LECTURER TARGET
1. Self - Introducing 1. Responding and giving a good
response

2. Providing an opportunity to target’s

knowledge about healthy2. Revealing knowledge
environment
.
3. Providing additional input materials 3. Listening about the provided
health education
Providing an opportunity for the
4. target to ask 4. Asking a few questions about the
provided health education
Answering the questions
5. 5. Listening to the answer

Asking as an evaluation
6. 6. Answering correctly
 Closing the event
7. 7. Giving a good respond

5. Media and Sources

a. Media : Papers
b. Sources : - Treatments of DHF Patients
- Treatments of VA Patients

6. Evaluation
a. Procedur : Post test
b. Types of Questions : Direct
c. Questions :
Ø What is the definition of DHF disease?
Ø Classifications of DHF disease?
Ø Etiology of DHF disease?
Ø State the signs and symptoms of DHF disease!
Ø How to prevent DHF disease?

DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER HEALTH EDUCATION’S OVERVIEW

1. DEFINITION OF DHF DISEASE

Dengue and DHF are viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. Cases of dengue and DHF are confirmed every year in
travelers returning to the United States after visits to regions such as the South Pacific,
Asia, the Caribbean, the Americas and Africa.
Dengue virus is transmitted to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Dengue
cannot be spread directly from person to person.

2. CLASSIFICATIONS OF DHF DISEASE

Grade I : Fever with shivering with bleeding.
Grade II : Dengue fever with shivering, and bleeding on the skin
Grade III : Tachycard and weak, anxiety, low blood pressure, paleness around the
mouth, nose and fingertips
Degree IV : No palpable pulse and blood pressure can not be measured

3. ETIOLOGY OF DHF DISEASE

Dengue hemorrhagic fever can occur when someone is bitten by a mosquito or exposed
to blood infected with the dengue virus. Infected mosquitoes are the most common
causes.

4. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DHF DISEASE

a. Signs:
Ø Fever, to shiver
Ø Dry mouth
Ø Bleeding gums
Ø Red spots on the skin
Ø Bleeding nose
b. Symptoms:
Ø Weakness
Ø Fever
Ø Headache
Ø No appetite, nausea, thirst, pain swallowing
Ø Heartburn
Ø Pain in muscles and joints
Ø Aches all over the body
Ø Constipation

5. PREVENTIONS OF DHF DISEASE

a. Using insecticides by spraying and adding abate into mosquitos breeding.

b. without insecticides, how:
1. Drain the tub and the water tank at least once a week
2. Close the water reservoir meetings
3. Clean the home page of objects that allow mosquitos to nest