THE EFFECT OF EDUCATION USING POSTER MEDIA ON THE INREASING KNOWLEDGE OF THE DANGERS OF Open Defecation (BABS) IN THE WORKING AREA OF CANGKOL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN CIREBON CITY

Stop Open Defecation (BABS) is a health program when every individual in the community
does not defecate indiscriminately (BABS). This is done by developing a way to defecate in
clean toilets that can stop the spread of pollution and infection and follow the rules for
defecation that meet health guidelines and requirements. This study aims to determine the effect
of counseling using poster media to increase knowledge of the dangers of open defecation
(BABS) in the Working Area of the Cangkol Health Center, Cirebon City.
This research method uses pre-experimental, questionnaire measurement tools, with data
analysis using univariate analysis and bivariate analysis. The population in this study is the
community in the Lembangwungkuk sub-district area. The sample in this study uses the slovin
formula as many as of 99 respondents. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire.
The results showed that the Kolmogrov-Smirnov pre-test for knowledge was 1.945 and the
post-test was 2.176, while the Kolmogrov-Smirnov pre-test for attitude was 2.680 and the posttest was 2.235. Asymp Sig (2-tailed) of 0.000 it can be concluded that the data used is not
normally distributed.
Therefore, the asymp sig value = 0.000 <0.05, then Ho is rejected, which means that there is
an influence of counseling using poster media on increasing knowledge of the dangers of open
defecation in the Working Area of the Cangkol Health Center, Cirebon City. The results of this
study are expected to be taken into consideration in evaluating the use of latrines to prevent
open defecati
Keywords: Open defecation, use of latrines
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