Green Medical Journal
Vol 6 No 1 (2024): Green Medical Journal

Personal Hygiene and Environmental Sanitation Factors that Influence the Incidence of Scabies in Al-Bayan

Abrar Ghifari Hasti (Student of the Medical Education Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Dian Amelia Abdi (epartment of Skin and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Zulfiyah Surdam (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Nurfachanti Fattah (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Lisa Yuniati (Department of Skin and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Jun 2024

Abstract

Introduction: The scabies is a skin disease caused by an infestation of Sarcoptes scabies mites. The scabies prevalence in Makassar city health profile in 2012 was 8 of 10 major diseases with a huge 6.63 %. Methods: Analytical description with cross-sectional design. Data was collected through interviews using personal hygiene questionnaires and environmental sanitation observation sheets. The sample for this study was total sampling, a total of 67 junior high school Al Bayan Hidayatullah students were selected. Results: Chi-square test results that showed that there was a relationship between skin hygiene and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.000), there was a relationship between hand hygiene and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.014), there was a relationship between nail hygiene and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.023), there is a relationship between clothing hygiene and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.000), there is a relationship between towel hygiene and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.006), there is no relationship between bed and bed linen hygiene and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.095 ), There is no relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.538), There is no relationship between residential density and the incidence of scabies (p-value = 0.538). Conclusion: Improve personal hygiene and improve environmental sanitation so that they can avoid scabies as early as possible.

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gmj

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Green Medical Journal (GMJ) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and interesting case reports. The journal focuses on promoting medical and health sciences, derived from basic sciences, clinical and community health research, both in ...