THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AVAILABILITY OF HAND WASHING FACILITIES AND THE BEHAVIOR OF WASHING HANDS WITH SOAP AT PEKALANGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CIREBON CITY

Hand washing facilities are facilities to maintain personal hygiene and train the
habit of washing hands with soap and running water. The existence of CTPS facilities will
facilitate CTPS compliance among students in order to prevent diarrhea, respiratory
infections, eye diseases, and skin infections. Schools as a place where many students gather
are environments that are vulnerable to disease transmission, especially those caused by
hand contamination. The purpose of this study was to determine the Relationship between
the Availability of Hand Washing Facilities and Hand Washing Behavior with Soap at SDN
Pekalangan, Cirebon City.
This type of research is quantitative using a cross-sectional approach. The
population of this study were all 4th and 5th grade students of SDN, totaling 41 students.
The sampling technique used was total sampling. The data will be analyzed univariately
and bivariately and analyzed using the chi square test.
The results showed that the availability of hand washing facilities at SDN
Pekalangan in the available category was 31 respondents (75.6%). Meanwhile, hand
washing behavior with soap in the good category was 28 respondents (68.3%). Both
variables are interrelated as evidenced by the p value = (0.049) <α value (0.05) which
means Ho is rejected and states that there is a significant relationship between the
Relationship between the Availability of Handwashing Facilities and Handwashing
Behavior with Soap at SDN Pekalangan, Cirebon City.
It is hoped that the agency will pay more attention to the availability of CTPS
supporting facilities such as soap and tissue, related to the importance of proper
handwashing behavior with soap.
Keywords: Handwashing facilities, handwashing behavior with soap, elementary school
children
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