Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 4

Enhancing Health Quality of Islamic Boarding School Students through Hygiene Practices in Depok and Banten, Indonesia

1Health Polytechnic of Jakarta I

2Center for Research and Development of Public Health Efforts, Ministry of Health of Republic of Indonesia

3Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta

*Corresponding author: Emy Rianti, E-mail: emyrianti@gmail.com Address: Campus of Health Polytechnic of Jakarta I, Jakarta, Indonesia

Online published on 27 November, 2019.

Abstract

One of the group life problems faced by students in Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia is a lack of cleanliness. This study aims to find out the factors influencing students’ personal hygiene practices in combined Islamic boarding schools (salafiyah-ashriyah) in urban and rural areas, using a cross-sectional design, involving 97 respondents. Data were collected through interviews and filling out questionnaires, then analyzed using Chi square test. The results showed that health program support at boarding schools’ health posts affected the practice of personal hygiene and the incidence of infectious diseases.

Keywords

Santri health, personal hygiene, boarding school health post