Factors of Personal Hygiene Habits and Scabies Symptoms at Islamic Boarding School
Open Access
- 23 September 2021
- journal article
- Published by Universitas Airlangga in Jurnal PROMKES
- Vol. 9 (2), 91-100
- https://doi.org/10.20473/jpk.v9.i2.2021.91-100
Abstract
Background: Scabies is a contagious skin disease caused by mite Sarcoptes scabiei. The global incidence of scabies in 2014 was 0.3%-46%, while the incidence of scabies in Indonesia, especially in Banyuwangi Regency was 1871 cases in 2016 and 1730 cases in 2017. Objective: The study objective was to determine the relationship between personal hygiene and symptoms of scabies among students. Methods: This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional design located at the Salafiyah Syafi’iyah Nurul Amin Islamic Boarding School, Kalipuro, Banyuwangi. The number of students living in Islamic boarding schools was 191 students, the sample size was 63 students by simple random sampling. Data regarding personal hygiene habits were collected in April-May 2020, it used Google Forms sent via WhatsApp application to the students and in-depth interviews with the student caregivers. Data analysis using chi-square test, presented in tables and narrative. Results: The results showed that 42.9% of students had symptoms of scabies and there was a significant relationship between personal hygiene and symptoms of scabies, especially in habit of scratching (P value = 0.000) and the habit of using clothes, towels, as well as prayer tools together (P value = 0.012). Conclusion: The habit of scratching body parts with nails and using clothes, towels and, prayer tools alternately could be risk factors for the transmission of scabies to students. Students should have good personal hygiene and not share their personal equipment such as clothes, towels, and, prayer tools. The boarding school managers were advised to complete sanitation facilities, to organize a clean and tidy bedroom competition between the students.Keywords
This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
- A Review of Scabies: An Infestation More than Skin DeepDermatology, 2018
- Description of Physical Environment and The Existence of Sarcoptes Scabiei in Nails Prisoners Skabies Patients in Block A Country Jail SurabayaJURNAL KESEHATAN LINGKUNGAN, 2018
- HUBUNGAN JENIS KELAMIN, TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN DAN PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP KEJADIAN SKABIES PADA SANTRI PONDOK PESANTREN QOTRUN NADA KOTA DEPOKBiomedika, 2018
- Personal Hygiene Habits dan Kejadian Flour Albus Patologis pada Santriwati PP AL-Munawwir, YogyakartaMedia Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia, 2018
- SANITASI LINGKUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN HEPATITIS BJumantik, 2017
- Hubungan Personal Hygiene dan Status Sosial Ekonomi dengan Kejadian Skabies di Pondok PesantrenJurnal Aisyah : Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan, 2017
- FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH TERHADAP KEJADIAN PENYAKIT SKABIES PADA SANTRI DI PONDOK PESANTREN QOTRUN NADA CIPAYUNG DEPOK FEBRUARI TAHUN 2016Jurnal Profesi Medika : Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan, 2017
- The Relation of Personal Hygiene with The Incidence of Scabies at Al Falah Male Boarding School Students Sub-district of Liang Anggang in the Year 2016Journal of Health Science and Prevention, 2017
- Perilaku Kebersihan Diri (Personal Hygiene) Santri di Pondok Pesantren Wilayah Kabupaten Brebes akan Terwujud Jika Didukung dengan Ketersediaan Sarana PrasaranaJurnal Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia, 2016
- Prevalence and drivers of human scabies among children and adolescents living and studying in Cameroonian boarding schoolsParasites & Vectors, 2016