Personal Hygiene Skills are Not Related to Infections in School-Age Children
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Title
Personal Hygiene Skills are Not Related to Infections in School-Age Children
Subject
personal hygiene,
hand washing,
infection incidence,
school-age children
hand washing,
infection incidence,
school-age children
Description
Introduction: The incidence of infection in school-age children can be
caused by the negligence of children in carrying out personal hygiene,
namely washing hands and due to contact with individuals who have been
infected with pathogens. Infectious diseases that often suffer are upper
respiratory infection, diarrhea, and intestinal worms with symptoms of
fever. Preventive efforts that can be done by children are personal hygiene
(washing hands). Prevention of infection in children is done by teaching
school-age children to wash their hands properly. The objective of this
study was to analyze personal hygiene skills (hand washing) with the
incidence of infection in children.
Methods: The method in this study was a pre-experimental study with a
pretest-posttest design. The samples were 20 respondents of school-age
children. Differences in pretest-posttest personal hygiene skills (hand
washing).
Results: The results are based on data collected from 20 subjects, the
results of the pretest-posttest personal hygiene skills (hand washing) in
the Wilcoxon test, there was a significant difference, namely (p = 0.541).
Conclusion: There was no correlation between personal hygiene (hand
washing) and the incidence of infection.
caused by the negligence of children in carrying out personal hygiene,
namely washing hands and due to contact with individuals who have been
infected with pathogens. Infectious diseases that often suffer are upper
respiratory infection, diarrhea, and intestinal worms with symptoms of
fever. Preventive efforts that can be done by children are personal hygiene
(washing hands). Prevention of infection in children is done by teaching
school-age children to wash their hands properly. The objective of this
study was to analyze personal hygiene skills (hand washing) with the
incidence of infection in children.
Methods: The method in this study was a pre-experimental study with a
pretest-posttest design. The samples were 20 respondents of school-age
children. Differences in pretest-posttest personal hygiene skills (hand
washing).
Results: The results are based on data collected from 20 subjects, the
results of the pretest-posttest personal hygiene skills (hand washing) in
the Wilcoxon test, there was a significant difference, namely (p = 0.541).
Conclusion: There was no correlation between personal hygiene (hand
washing) and the incidence of infection.
Creator
Maria Anita Yusiana1*
, Sandy Kurniajati1, Erva Elli Kristanti1, Dyah Ayu Kartika
Wulan Sari1
, Sandy Kurniajati1, Erva Elli Kristanti1, Dyah Ayu Kartika
Wulan Sari1
Source
https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2022.3280
Date
26 July 2022
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
Files
Collection
Citation
Maria Anita Yusiana1*
, Sandy Kurniajati1, Erva Elli Kristanti1, Dyah Ayu Kartika
Wulan Sari1, “Personal Hygiene Skills are Not Related to Infections in School-Age Children,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11419.