Factors Influence the Utilization of Community Participation (POSBINDU)
Posbindu is a form of public participation to conduct early detection and monitoring of risk factors for non communicable diseases (NCD) and where it was carried out in as an integrated manner, routine and periodic event. Posbindu itself aimed to promote the community participation in prevention and early detection of risk factors for non communicable disease (NCD) Non communicable diseases is the biggest killer in the world,causing approximately 60% of global deaths. More than 9 millions of all deaths related to NCD occurred under the age 60 years old, and 90% premature deaths incidence occurs in countries where significant number of population were low income population. In Indonesia, death related to NCD are growing in an alarming rate, from approximately 41% at the year 1995, striking 59,5% at year 2007. According to Basic Health Survey of 2007, NCD related deaths ranked number 6 in a top ten Death list.The growing rate of NCD prevalence are to become a serious threat upon national Development, death risk from disease related condition will negatively impact human resources nationwide, which the effect will surely not limited to health aspect only but expanded to economic aspect.Meanwhile, Posbindu program had not reach its popularity as it should have been. In some region, posbindu visits by locals has decreased. At the study area, existing data showed that, only as much as 10% of the local population was using Posbindu service. In many regions, Posbindu were deemed to merge with geriatric social health care, as the major user was the geriatric population.