Pengaruh Booklet Higiene Dan Sanitasi Terhadap Tindakan Pencegahan Kecacingan Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar Di Wilayah Desa Tenganan Kabupaten Karangasem Tahun 2020

Abstract

Abstract Worms infection in Bali Province is still a disease that is a public health problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the use of hygiene and sanitation booklets on worm disease prevention measures in elementary school students in the village area of Tenganan, Karangasem Regency. This study used a true experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group design method. The sample consisted of 51 students in the control group and 51 students in the treatment group. Data analysis used paired sample t-test and independent samples t-test. The results of student assessments of hygiene and sanitation used paired sample t-test analysis of the control group p 0.05, while the analysis results in the treatment group were p 0.05. Furthermore, the results of the analysis of independent samples t-test on the post-test of the control group and the treatment group for hygiene obtained p 0.005 and p 0.05 for sanitation. So it can be concluded that there is an effect of the use of hygiene and sanitation booklets on the prevention of worm disease in elementary school students in the village of Tenganan, Karangasem Regency. Recommendations to primary school principals that this “Handworm Hygiene and Sanitation Measures Booklet” can be used as a reference in physical education and health subjects.  Keywords: Sanitation, Hygiene, Booklet, Worms