Scabies is a skin disease that is still a problem with 200 million cases in 2015 in the world. Reducing the incidence of scabies, the understanding of scabies is essential since knowledge is a factor that will determine behaviour. This study aims to analyse the relationship between scabies and the level of knowledge of students in a religious boarding school. This study was a cross-sectional study with analysis using the Fisher Exact test. The incidence of scabies gathered through physical examination, and the diagnosis of scabies based on the cardinal sign such as diffuse itching presents along with either lesion in two regular spots or itchiness is present in another household member. The student's level of knowledge accessed using a questionnaire. Results showed that the incidence of scabies was quite high although most of the students have a good level of knowledge. The results show that not only knowledge but behaviour plays a vital role in one's hygiene. It concluded that there was no relationship between the level of knowledge and the incidence of scabies.
AbstrakPestisida bersifat toksik bagi manusia dan lingkungan sekitarnya. Petani adalah kelompok masyarakat berisiko tinggi terpapar pestisida. Tingkat pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku petani mengenai bahaya pestisida sangat diperlukan agar keputusan untuk menggunakan pestisida sesuai dengan jenis, waktu, dan cara menjadi tepat. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan selama bulan Maret-Juli 2015 dan merupakan penelitian observasional dengan subjek penelitian petani Desa Tanjung Wangi. Subjek penelitian diambil secara acak diperoleh 62 subjek penelitian yang terdiri atas 47 laki-laki dan 15 perempuan. Tingkat pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku diukur dengan kuesioner yang sudah divalidasi. Pengukuran gejala dini Parkinson menggunakan kuesioner PDQ39 yang sudah dimodifikasi. Diperoleh tingkat pengetahun dan sikap petani mengenai bahaya pestisida skor terendah 0,70 dan tertinggi 0,97 dengan nilai median 0,80 dan modus 0,79. Perilaku pestisida ini mengenai tata-cara penggunaan pestisida skor terendah 0,64, tertinggi 1 dengan modus 0,84. Gejala dini Parkinson pada petani di Desa Tanjung Wangi skor tertendah 0,74 dan tertinggi 1 dengan nilai median 0,84 dan modus 0,91. Simpulan, pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku petani Desa Tanjung Wangi mengenai bahaya pestisida baik. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kuesioner tidak menggambarkan kondisi petani di lapangan. Hal ini dapat terjadi karena peneliti tidak memasukkan unsur ekonomi sebagai salah satu faktor penentu pengambilan keputusan menggunakan pestisida sehingga diperlukan upaya edukasi petani. In conclusions, farmers knowledge, attitudes and behavior regarding pesticides toxicities are good. But the questionnaire wasn't describe the really condition in field, especially in economic issues that affecting decisions about pesticides to be used, so educating to understand about pesticides toxicities needs to be done.
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