Cross Sectional Study: the Relationship Between Comorbidities and Hematocrit with the Hospitalization of Patients of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

Isna, Hikmawati and Sitti, Patima (2018) Cross Sectional Study: the Relationship Between Comorbidities and Hematocrit with the Hospitalization of Patients of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). Advanced Science Letters.

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Abstract

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a public health problem in Indonesia because of the number of sufferers is likely to increase and spread more widely. Long hospitalization of patients in the hospital costs a lot This study aims to determine the relationship between comorbidities and hematocrit with the dengue patients hospitalized with cross sectional design. The study population was collected from medical records for 1 January - 31 December 2016. 72 samples with simple random sampling technique. Analysis of data using Pruduct Moment Pearson test and linear regression with α = 0.05. The results showed there was a positive correlation between comorbidities with hospitalization (p = 0.006), and there is a negative correlation between hematocrit values with hospitalization (p = 0.044). This research is expected to direct public health interventions to minimize mortality.

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