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PERILAKU MENCUCI TANGAN MAHASISWA BERASRAMA DAN DERAJAT KEBERSIHAN TANGAN: INDIKASI PROGRAM PENCEGAHAN INFEKSI FEKAL ORAL

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ABSTRACT HAND WASHING BEHAVIOUR OF BOARDING STUDENT AND DEGREE OF HAND HYGIENE: INDICATIONS OF PREVENTION PROGRAM FAECAL ORAL INFECTION Arranged by: Yohana Fresha Rihi Hina NIM: 1251035 Conducted observations of clean healthy lifestyle of students who live in dormitories of Universitas Advent Indonesia found that they are in touch with each other so that it becomes susceptible to disease transmission as it is true to the collony living. The purpose of this research is to know the practice of handwashing and the degree of hand hygiene of students in boarding school. The method used in this study is a pre experimental with pre-test and post-test design with paired t-test where the number of bacteria in the hands of the respondents was measured before and after washing hands after defecation, then followed by health education about hand washing and fecal-oral infection. Respondents in this study were 20 female students selected by accidental sampling. The results of this study indicate that the boarding students who reside in Ruth Hall 2nd floor rarely do the hand washing practices. The mean number of bacteria after defecation is 1.89 colonies cm2 prior to washing hands, and 0.89 colonies/cm2 after hand washing. The fecal-oral disorders experienced by respondents is diarrhea which experienced by 55% or 11 respondents. The incidence of diarrhea reported is 1x (experineced by 30%), 2x (experineced by 15%), 3x (experienced by 10%), and never (45%). There are significant differences between the number of bacteria on hands before washing with soap by the number of bacteria on the hands after washing with soap. Health promotion to promote hand washing movement as prevention of infectious diseases in the community, with the characteristics of boarding life (colonies) is considered very necessary.