Sudomo M, Oemijati S
National Institute of Health Research and Development, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1993;24 Suppl 2:26-30.
Studies on the social and behavioral aspects of filariasis transmission were conducted in the transmigration area of Kumpeh, in the province of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. Three methods were used in the study namely, interview, participation observation and focus group discussion. A total of 266 respondents (136 males and 130 females) were interviewed. The results of the study showed the most of the transmigrants were not familiar with the word "filariasis". They were more used to the name of "penyakit kaki gajah" or "elephant's leg" disease or "untut". The word "untut" is similar to what people of Selangor, Malaysia call this disease. The community attitude towards control efforts against filariasis was positive, as evidenced by their readiness in being bled and their readiness to help change the environment which serves as mosquito breeding places. Usually the transmigrants live in the "ladang" or dry farming area for 3-4 months to protect their crops from damages by pests. This habit was rather negative, because in their "ladangs" they exposed themselves to high risk of mosquito bites and thus to filariasis infection.
在印度尼西亚苏门答腊占碑省昆佩的移民区，开展了关于丝虫病传播的社会和行为方面的研究。该研究采用了三种方法，即访谈、参与观察和焦点小组讨论。总共对266名受访者（136名男性和130名女性）进行了访谈。研究结果表明，大多数移民不熟悉“丝虫病”这个词。他们更常使用“象腿病”或“untut”这个名称。“untut”这个词与马来西亚雪兰莪州的人们对这种疾病的称呼相似。社区对丝虫病防治工作的态度是积极的，这体现在他们愿意接受采血以及愿意帮助改变作为蚊子滋生地的环境。通常，移民会在“ladang”（旱作农田）居住3至4个月，以保护他们的庄稼免受虫害。这种习惯相当不利，因为在他们的“ladang”里，他们面临着被蚊子叮咬的高风险，进而有感染丝虫病的风险。
