THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE WITH BEHAVIOR OF PROPER HAND-WASHING IN THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS MARDIYUANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOGOR

Abstract

Hand washing is the process of removing dirt and dust mechanically from the skin of both hands using soap and water. Hand washing is often considered a trivial thing in the community, even though hand washing can contribute to improving public health status.Based on the phenomenon, it can be seen that school-age children have a habit of not paying attention to the need for handwashing in daily life, especially when in the school environment.National hand washing behaviorproblems in 2013 were only 47.0% who behaved properly in hand washing.Data in Indonesiareports that in DKI Jakarta the highest place for good hand washing behavior is as much (59.2%),in Central Java as much (49.5%), East Java as much (48.1%) and in West Java (45.7%). Knowingthe relationship between levels of knowledge with behavior of proper hand-washing in the fifthgrade students at SDN Mardiyuana, Bogor 2017. This research type is analytic descriptive research with cross sectional research design. The sampling method uses total sampling with thepopulation of fifth grade students. The Data collection was obtained from distributingquestionnaires to the students by observing handwashing behavior, and the data were analyzedusing chi square test. From the statement above, the research results showed that a good level ofknowledge with proper hand washing behavior reached 19 respondents (55.9%), then 11respondents reached (32.4%) and less as many as 4 respondents (11.8%). So that, The results ofbivariate analysis with the chi square test showed p value 0.037 ≤ 0.05. There is a relationshipbetween the level of knowledge and proper handwashing behavior in fifth grade students at SDNMardiyuana, Bogor in 2017. In conclusion, Based on the results of the research, fifth gradestudents need to increase their knowledge about hand washing and improve their habit of washing hands properly and correctly.