1Lecturers of Politeknik Kesehatan Kementrian Kesehatan Semarang
2Lecturer Poltekkes Kemenkes Tanjung Karang
Deputy to Chairman, STIA Dan Manajemen Kepelabuhan Barunawati, Surabaya, Indonesia
*Corresponding Author: Teguh Widyanto, Politeknik Kesehatan, Kementrian Kesehatan Semarang, Indonesia
Online published on 21 February, 2019.
Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by hepatitis A. The virus spreads out through food or water contaminated by the faeces of infected people. This condition can cause symptoms including nausea, vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite, fever and other symptoms Hepatitis A is due to poor environmental sanitation (source of clean water, hand washing facilities, and latrines). This study aims to determine the relationship between ecological sanitation with hepatitis A incidence.
The study applied Case Control. The location of study was in Health Community Center or in Indonesia known as Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat (Puskesmas) of Wanareja in Cilacap district, Central Java, Indonesia. The relationship among variables was analyzed with Chi-Square test.
The results of this study showed that source of clean water, food and beverage management, toilet condition, and defecation sites are positively related with the incidence of Hepatitis A.
Environmental sanitation is closely related with the incidence of hepatitis A. As such, Health Community Center or Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat (Puskesmas) in the respective area must assist the society in providing information to improve environmental sanitation in the community.
Hepatitis A, environmental sanitation, Health Community Center
