Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Perilaku Cuci Tangan Pakai Sabun (Ctps) pada Ibu-ibu yang Memiliki Balita di Dukuh Merbung Kulon dan Dukuh Merbung, Desa Merbung, Kecamatan Klaten Selatan, Kabupaten Klaten
Abstract
Background : Hand hygiene is a health behavior that is easy, inexpensive yet
effective clinically to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Children under
five are at risk of infectious disease because of higher bacterial infection than
adults, their immune system is still weak. Therefore, as mothers are expected to
play a role in keeping the toddler, one by hand hygiene.
Objective : To determine the correlation between level of knowledge, attitudes
and behaviors of hand higiene of mothers who have children under five years.
Methods : This study was a descriptive cross sectional study method. Using total
sampling, the sample are mothers who have children 0-5 years living in Merbung
Kulon and Merbung. There are 46 people who ready to be respondents. Data
retrieval is done by use questionnaires.
Results : There is a correlation between level of knowledge and behavior of hand
hygiene with p value χ2= 0.000 or p <0.05. There is also a correlation between
attitudes and behavior of hand hygiene with p value χ2 = 0.000 or p <0.05.
Conclusion : Knowledge and attitudes of hand hygiene have a statistically
significant correlation with the behavior of hand hygiene.
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