International Conference on Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Development in conjunction with International Conference on Challenge and Opportunities Sustainable Environmental Development, ICEASD & ICCOSED 2019, 1-2 April 2019, Kendari, Indonesia

Research Article

Personal Behavior of Hygiene Santri in Islamic Boarding School of The Metropolitan Ummushabri Kendari

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287213,
        author={Ramadhan  Tosepu and Yasnani  Yasnani and Nur Rahmah Ismail},
        title={Personal Behavior of Hygiene Santri in Islamic Boarding School of The Metropolitan  Ummushabri Kendari},
        proceedings={International Conference on Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Development in conjunction with International Conference on Challenge and Opportunities Sustainable Environmental Development, ICEASD \& ICCOSED 2019, 1-2 April 2019, Kendari, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICEASD\&ICCOSED},
        year={2019},
        month={9},
        keywords={personal hygiene knowledge attitudes behavior sanitation santri islamic boarding school indonesia},
        doi={10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287213}
    }
    
  • Ramadhan Tosepu
    Yasnani Yasnani
    Nur Rahmah Ismail
    Year: 2019
    Personal Behavior of Hygiene Santri in Islamic Boarding School of The Metropolitan Ummushabri Kendari
    ICEASD&ICCOSED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287213
Ramadhan Tosepu1,*, Yasnani Yasnani1, Nur Rahmah Ismail2
  • 1: Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University, Indonesia
  • 2: The graduate program, Faculty of Public Health Halu Oleo University, Indonesia
*Contact email: ramadhan.tosepu@uho.ac.id

Abstract

Personal hygiene is an action taken to maintain one's cleanliness and health for physical and psychological well-being. Factors that influence a person's hygiene are seen from the behavior and conditions of environmental sanitation. This research is a quantitative study using a descriptive observational design. Sampling was done by total sampling technique, with a total sample of 277 people consisting of 124 male students and 153 female students, using Univariate analysis. The results showed that the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of Santri about personal hygiene in slamic Boarding School of the Metropolitan Ummushabri Kendari were categorized as good, but even though it was categorized as good for Santri actions showed that of 277 respondents (100%) around 17 Santri (6.1%) still had actions lack of personal hygiene, while for the sanitation conditions of the santri's dwelling, the male dormitory and female dormitory are categorized as fulfilling the requirements. With this research, it is expected that efforts in improving personal hygiene and sanitation behavior of each Santri, the results of the study suggest to always conduct socialization or counseling on personal hygiene to all Santri in Islamic Boarding Schools so that Santri can be avoided in various diseases, especially Scabies.