Analysis of the Implementation of the Community-Based Total Sanitation Program (CBTS) in Unaaha District, Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: CBTS five pillars is one of the programs that aims to create an independent community in determining joint solutions regarding environmental problems around them. However, based on research that has been conducted, it shows that the process of achieving access to sanitation works if not only applying triggering. However, additional assistance programs or activities are needed to achieve 100% Open Defecation Free (ODF) verification. An overview of the availability of infrastructure facilities within the Unaaha District area is available in various Kelurahans and RT/RWs, however, sometimes people do not use the facilities and infrastructure properly, where there is still a lot of scattered waste and while disposing of waste to the provided facilities is not appropriate, in this is throwing garbage out of the space provided so that garbage is scattered everywhere. The knowledge for the community in Unaaha District is above average, but awareness in using the facilities and infrastructure, in this case the waste disposal site, is not used properly. Method: This research is a qualitative descriptive study using in-depth interviews. Data collection techniques with in-depth interviews and document review. The data collected will be presented in a descriptive form with the aim of analyzing the implementation of the community-based total sanitation program (CBTS) in Unaaha District, Konawe Regency. Result: The availability of facilities and infrastructure used in the implementation of the CBTS 5 Pillars program at the Unaaha Health Center is sufficient starting from materials, tools, and others needed in the CBTS implementation process, only if there are insufficient needs, then it is proposed to the Health Office. Knowledge of CBTS farming is quite good, because they always try to apply what has been socialized by the puskesmas even though not all of it has been implemented. According to an explanation from an informant, the latrine they are using now is a latrine that is closed and has a goose neck either permanently or semi-permanently. CBTS programmer officers, CBTS kesling and Kesling Health Office in carrying out activities in the community well. They always control by educating the community so that the community can run the CBTS program well. The supervision carried out by the Health Service in the implementation of the CBTS program is carried out by looking at the activity reports reported by the head of the health service center . Conclusion: In general, the implementation of the community-based total sanitation program in Unaaha District, Konawe Regency has been well implemented and has been carried out in accordance with existing guidelines.