SANITATION RISK ASSESSMENT AMONG SUB URBAN COMMUNITY IN PALEMBANG

Abstract

Sanitation is still a problem in the border areas of cities and villages or Sub Urban. Distant access to the city center is an obstacle in providing sanitation facilities. Sanitation risk needs to be done to assess the magnitude of risk and interventions that will be given to the area. This study aims to assess sanitation risk in Sub Urban areas. This study was quantitative research with an analytical observation research design with a cross sectional approach, using a questionnaire guided by the Environmental Health Risk Assessment questionnaire from the Ministry of Health, the population in this study were housewives. The sample of this study was 77 respondents, the sampling technique in this study was simple random sampling. The results of the study found that the risk of environmental sanitation in the Sub Urban area of Karya Jaya village in the form of ownership of trash bins 50 were less risky categories, domestic waste 74 were very high categories and unhealthy behavior 78 were very high categories. The conclusion of this study is the lack of maternal knowledge about personal hygiene behavior and lack of awareness about the importance of personal hygiene.