Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Perilaku Personal Hygiene dengan Kepatuhan Mencuci Tangan pada Siswa SMP Negeri 1 Sonder

Authors

  • Inez Zulfitri Nasar Program Studi Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Ilmu Keolahragaan dan Kesehatan Masyarakat, Tondano, Indonesia Author
  • Achmad Paturusi Program Studi Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Ilmu Keolahragaan dan Kesehatan Masyarakat, Tondano, Indonesia Author
  • Nancy Bawiling Program Studi Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Ilmu Keolahragaan dan Kesehatan Masyarakat, Tondano, Indonesia Author

Keywords:

Pengetahuan, Perilaku Personal Hygiene, Kepatuhan Mencuci Tangan, Siswa SMP

Abstract

Washing hands is one of the actions of cleaning hands and fingers using water and soap

to become clean and break the chain of germs. This study aims to determine the

relationship between the level of knowledge and personal hygiene behavior with hand

washing compliance in students of SMP Negeri 1 Sonder. The research design used was

quantitative with a univariate and bivariate analysis approach using the Chi-Square test.

The research sample consisted of 142 students selected using a purposive sampling

technique. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the level

of knowledge and hand washing compliance (p = 0.324). However, there was a

significant relationship between personal hygiene behavior and hand washing

compliance (p = 0.000).

Published

2025-05-05

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): JIK (JURNAL ILMIAH KESEHATAN)

Section

Articles