HUBUNGAN PERSEPSI DENGAN PERILAKU PEMULUNG TENTANG PERSONAL HYGIENE DI TEMPAT PEMBUANGAN AKHIR SUWUNG DENPASAR SELATAN Agus Dwi Arya Suprianta Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRAK Tujuan. Untuk mengetahui hubungan persepsi dengan perilaku pemulung tentang personal hygiene di Tempat Pembuangan Akhir Suwung Denpasar Selatan. Metode. Penelitian ini menggunakan analitik korelatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi yang digunakan adalah pemulung yang bekerja di TPA Suwung Denpasar Selatan. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 139 responden. Cara pengambilan sampel dengan tehnik non probability sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner, dan data dianalisis menggunakan Sperman’s Rho Correlation. Hasil. Persepsi pemulung tentang personal hygiene sebagian besar dalam kategori cukup 87 responden (62,6%) dan perilaku pemulung tentang personal hygiene sebagian besar dalam kategori cukup 97 responden (69,8%). Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan persepsi dengan perilaku pemulung tentang personal hygiene di Tempat Pembuangan Akhir Suwung Denpasar Selatan dengan nilai P value 0,001, kekuatan korelasi sedang (0,503) dan arah korelasi positif. Simpulan. Semakin baik persepsi semakin baik pula perilaku pemulung tentang personal hygiene. Diharapkan pemulung yang bekerja di TPA Suwung Denpasar Selatan lebih memperhatikan perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat seperti menjaga dan meningkatkan kualitas kebersihan diri. Kata Kunci : Persepsi, Perilaku, Personal Hygiene, Pemulung

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR OF SCAVENGERS ABOUT PERSONAL HYGIENE AT SUWUNG LANDFILLS, SOUTH DENPASAR Agus Dwi Arya Suprianta Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRACT Aim. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between perception and behavior of scavengers about personal hygiene at Suwung landfills, South Denpasar. Methods. This study employed analytical correlation design with cross-sectional approach. There were 139 respondents recruited as the sample of this study which were selected through non probability sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaire and analyzed statistically by using Spearman’s Rho Correlation. Results. The finding showed that there were 87 respondents (62.6%) had good perception about personal hygiene and 97 respondents (69.8%) had moderate perception about personal hygiene. There was a significant and positive correlation between perception and behavior of scavengers about personal hygiene at Suwung landfills, South Denpasar (p-value = 0.001; r = 0.503). Conclusion. The better the perception of the scavengers the better the behavior of the scavengers about personal hygiene. The scavengers are expected to pay more attention to clean and healthy living behavior such as maintaining and improving the quality of personal hygiene. Keywords : Perception, Behavior, Personal Hygiene, Scavengers