LATAR BELAKANG KARAKTERISTIK RESPONDEN DALAM PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT SHIGELLA/DISENTRI YANG DILAKUKAN OLEH MASYARAKAT DI JAKARTA UTARAKartikaHandayaniauthorThe Research was conducted in North Jakarta and Selected 2 district in Jakarta North that is Tanjung Priok and Koja district as a research region. About 300 respondents which include 140 men and 151 woman from Tanjung Priok district. In Koja district was taken 200 respondents that consist of 101 men and 99 woman.Data processing done with double entry, by using program ISSA ( Integrated Survey Analysis) and Analysis Data used SPSS ( Statistic Package for Social Science).The Research shown 88,7% - 89,2% prevent spicy food can overcome dysentery disease of, 55.2% improving clean water can be temporary prevention of dysentery disease, and 56,4% - 56,6% personal hygiene able to handle dysentery disease forever. By repairing bathroom ( usually used for bath, wash, dump faeces ) 57.1% - 58.4% and fixing garbage 56,2%-57,2% can prevent dysentery disease temporary, while 97,2% - 97,4%of drinking traditional medicine (jamu) also happen the same thing with dysentery disease. Based on respondents, 96,5% - 96,6% using its own medicine/ingredient will prevent dysentery disease. According respondents habit on wash hand about 84.4% respondents wash their hand firstly in the morning and 74.2% washing hand before sleep but 64.4%respondents who never wash their hand before get dressed.From this research inferential respondents belief to prevent eat spicy food, improving readily clean water, bathroom, garbage place, efficacious of traditional drink, ingredients, washing hand habit can be major factors that can prevent community from dysentery disease. The research is part of social Behavior Culture in Overcome Shigella Disease in JakartaQW 1-300 Microbiology2006Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ekologi dan Status KesehatanMonograph