Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 8

The influence of media booklet in behavior change of waste management in elementary school students, South Denpasar, Bali

  • Author:
  • Dewa Ayu Posmaningsih1,, Gusti Ayu Made Aryasih1, Mochammad Choirul Hadi1, Ni Made Marwati1, Anwar Mallongi2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 1506 to 1511

1Environmental Health Department, Polytechnic of Health Denpasar, Bali

2Environmental Health Department Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar

*Corresponding author: Dewa Ayu Posmaningsih emails: dewaayuposmaningsih@gmail.com

Online published on 21 September, 2018.

Abstract

Community participation is a contributing factor to the success of waste management. Behavioral changes must be instilled from an early age. The Booklet is a suitable medium used for changes in the behavior of elementary school students. The waste sorting material can be more easily explained by using text messages and pictures. Quasi-experimental research with one group pretest and posttest design. The sampling method is Multistage Random Sampling large sample taken for research is 90 people at 65 elementary school in South Denpasar. The instrument of this research is a questionnaire, with data retrieval technique done through interview analysis compare mean paired sample t-test. There is the difference of knowledge, attitude, and action before and after counseling method of self-evaluation by media booklet with a value of (p <0.001).

Health promotion efforts by optimizing the role of School Health Services. For further research can be done research on the role of teachers and parents in health promotion activities

Keywords

Booklet, Behavior, Waste Sorting