HUBUNGAN PERSONAL HYGIENE DENGAN PEDIKULOSIS CAPITIS PADA SISWI MTs JA-ALHAQ KOTA BENGKULU: The Relationship Between Personal Hygiene and Pediculosis capitis In Students At MTs Ja-Ahaq Bengkulu City

Inayah Hayati (Akademi Analis Kesehatan Harapan Bangsa)
Enda Nabila (Akademi Analis Kesehatan Harapan Bangsa)
Septi Puspitasari (Akademi Analis Kesehatan Harapan Bangsa)

Jurnal Kajian Ilmiah Kesehatan Dan Teknologi (JKIKT)
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)

This cross-sectional study involved 67 female students in grade VIII at MTS Ja-alhaq as the sample. The objective was to analyze the relationship between personal hygiene and pediculosis capitis infection among female students at MTS Ja-alhaq in Bengkulu City. Pediculus humanus capitis is a parasite that causes infection of the scalp and hair, known as pediculosis capitis. The results showed that 44 respondents (65.7%) had Pediculosis capitis found and 23 (34.3%) were not found, The chi-square test (Pearson chi-square) revealed a significant correlation between personal hygiene and pediculosis capitis, with a ρ value of 0.000 < 0.05. Of the respondents, 16 (23.9%) demonstrated good personal hygiene, while 51 (76.1%) had poor personal hygiene. Thus, there is a statistically meaningful relationship between personal hygiene and pediculosis capitis infection.