Determinant of Healthy Home in Bendung Village, Kilasah, Serang City

A healthy home is one of the means for preventing disease transmission in the family environment. Healthy homes are assessed based on 3 groups, namely the components of the house, sanitation facilities, and the house occupant behavior. In the working area of the Kilasah Public Health Center, the lowest coverage of healthy homes was found in Bendung Village as many as 32.77%. This study aims to determine the factors associated with the condition of a healthy home in the Bendung Village working area of Kilasah Public Health Center in 2019. The research design is cross-sectional which the sample is taken by simple random sampling method. The population was all households in Bendung Village with a total sample of 94 respondents. Primary data collection using questionnaires and observation sheets. Secondary data came from the Kilasah Public Health Center and Serang City Public Health Office. The results showed that as many as 87.2% had unhealthy home conditions, 97.9% had low education, 84.7% had low income, 50% lacked knowledge, and 79.7% stated there was no role of health officers. The analysis showed a significant correlation between income (pv = 0.001), knowledge (pv = 0.019), and the role of the health officer (pv = 0.000). This study concluded that the factors associated with healthy homes are income, knowledge and the role of health officers. Suggestions from this study are the Public Health Centre expected to improve education about healthy homes to the community.