Abstract
Hands are the principal carriers of bacterial diseases, therefore very important to know that washing hands with soap or hand sanitizer is highly effective healthy behaviors to reduce bacteria in the palm. This study aimed to determine the total number of bacteria between washing hands with soap and hand sanitizer, also applying the results of these studies as a learning resource in bacteriology. The research design was the true experiment with pretest-posttest control group research design and laboratory examination. Analysis of data using paired t-test and independent sample t-test with α = 0.05. The result using paired t-test obtained t count= 2.48921> t 0.05 (14) = 2.14479 (with liquid soap), obtained t count= 2.32937> t 0.05 (14) = 2.14479 (with hand sanitizer). As for the comparison of the total number of bacteria include washing hands with soap and hand sanitizer using independent samples t-test obtained results there were differences in the total number of bacteria include washing hands with liquid soap and hand sanitizer with t count= 2.23755> t 0.05 ( 13) = 2.16037. That results showed hand sanitizer more effective to reduce the number of bacteria than the liquid soap, that was hand sanitizer 96% and liquid soap by 95%.
Highlights
Everyone wants a healthy situation in their life activities, it is necessary to maintain and improve their own health (Indan, 2010)
In studies comparing the total number of bacteria include washing hands with soap and hand sanitizer in student of Medical Laboratory Technology Department, Health Polytechnic of Kendari, conducted on 30 palms respondent of students were divided into two groups, namely group A is 15 respondents hands of students before and after washing hands with liquid soap and group B consisted of 15 respondents before and after washing hands using hand sanitizer
The research was conducted in true experimental using the pretest-posttest control group as the research design in which this study aimed to compare the results of the total number of bacteria include washing hands with liquid soap and hand sanitizer on students
Summary
Everyone wants a healthy situation in their life activities, it is necessary to maintain and improve their own health (Indan, 2010). Public awareness of personal hygiene is increasing following the availability of products antiseptic for maintaining or improving personal hygiene. They support the change of healthy and clean living behaviour. Indonesian people's habits in washing hands with soap is relatively low. This indication can be seen by the high prevalence of diarrheal diseases (Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, 2008) and recorded average only 12% of people who do wash their hands with soap (Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, 2010)
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