PRAKTIK CUCI TANGAN SISWA SMA NEGERI 2 MENGWI PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID - 19 Ni Luh Ayu Deviana Sari Budaya Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang. Kasus COVID - 19 terus mengalami peningkatan hingga saat ini , peningkatan kasus tersebut disebabkan dari tingginya penularan karena kurang dalam menerapkan protokol kesehata n diantaranya mencuci tangan . Cuci tangan pakai sabun adalah salah satu upaya yang tepat dilakukan untuk mencegah penularan COVID - 19 di masa pandemi ini. Tujuan. Untuk mengetahui praktik cuci tangan siswa SMA Negeri 2 Mengwi pada masa pandemi COVID - 19. Me tode. Penelitia n ini menggunakan desain deskrip tif den gan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampe l penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 298 siswa SMA dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan tek nik cluster sampling . Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan yaitu lembar observasi cuci tangan 6 langkah dan kuesioner kebiasaan cuci tangan, diisi langsung oleh responden melalui google form . Analisis penelitian ini menggunakan analisis univariat. Hasil. Mayoritas responden perempuan sebanyak (64,4%) dan berusia 16 tahun. Has il menunjukkan mayoritas melakukan prosedur cuci tangan yang baik (60,4%) responden, kebiasaan cuci tangan yang baik (64,8%) responden, dan menggunakan sabun dan air mengalir (87,6%) responden. Kesimpulan. Diharapkan bagi siswa agar mempertahankan praktik cuci tangan 6 langkah dan kebiasaan yang baik dan benar, serta meningkatkan praktik dan kebiasaan khususnya bagi siswa yang masih kurang dalam melakukan prosedur dan kebiasaan cuci tangan me lalui edukasi video cuci tangan. Kata Kunci : Praktik Cuci Tangan , Siswa, Pandemi COVID - 19.

HANDWASHING PRACTICE AMONG STUDENTS AT SMA NEGERI 2 MENGWI DURING COVID - 19 PANDEMIC Ni Luh Ayu Deviana Sari Budaya Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background : COVID - 19 cases have increased continuously until now. T he c ases increase because of high transmission due to lack of health protocols including handwashing . Handwas hing with soap is one of the best efforts to prevent the transmission of COVID - 19 during th e pandemic. Aim : To determine the handwashing practice among students at SMA Negeri 2 Mengwi during Covid - 19 Pandemic. Method : There were 298 respondents involved in this study which were selected by using cluster sampling. The data were collected through observation sheet about 6 handwashing steps and queationnaire of handwashing behavior that shared via google form. The data were analyzed by using univariate anal ysys. Result : The finding showed that the majority of the respondents were female (64.4%) and aged 16 years old. There were (60.4%) had good handwashing procedure, (64.8%) respondents had good handwashing behavior, and (87.6%) washed hand by using wate r. Conclusion : The students are expected to maintain a good 6 steps handwasing practice as well as improve their practice and babits especially for students who have poor handwashing procedures and habits through handwashing video education. Keywords : Handwashing Practice, S tudents , COVID - 19 Pandemic