Indonesian Journal of Global Health research
Vol 6 No 3 (2024): Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research

The Relationship between Personal Hygiene and the Incidence of Diarrhea

Siti Aminah (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Wahyudi Wahyudi (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Putra Apriadi Siregar (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 May 2024

Abstract

Diarrhea is a microorganism infectious disease characterized by defecation with a liquid consistency and frequency more than three times a day. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between personal hygiene and the incidence of diarrhea in public elementary schools 016747 Range. This study used quantitative methods with a cross sectional approach accompanied by data collection using questionnaires. The statistical test used in this study used univariate &; bivariate test analysis to determine the relationship between personal hygiene attitude behavior towards diarrhea. The incidence of diarrhea in elementary schools 016747 in 2024 shows that some respondents who suffer from diarrhea, namely 41 people (58%) and 29 people (41%) do not experience diarrhea. The results of this study show that diarrhea occurs in personal hygiene behavior related to defecation behavior, hand washing behavior and nail hygiene behavior.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJGHR

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Subject

Education Health Professions Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Nursing Public Health

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Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research (IJGHR) menyediakan forum untuk berbagi publikasi penelitian ilmiah, perawatan kesehatan yang tepat waktu dan terkini serta mempromosikan pengembangan keperawatan, kesehatan masyarakat, masyarakat, lingkungan, dan kesehatan kerja. Jurnal ini menerbitkan ...