The Relationship of Personal Hygiene Behavior With Events Scabies in Female Students at Islamic Boarding Schools “B”

Abstract

Scabies is a skin disease that arises due to the infestation and sensitization of Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominists and their products. Transmission can occur through contact, both direct and indirect. A person's personal hygiene behavior can affect the incidence of scabies. The purpose of this research is to find out the relationship between personal hygiene behavior and the incidence of scabies in female students at "B" Islamic Boarding School. This research is a type of quantitative research conducted by the cross-sectional method. Respondents in this study were female students at “B” Islamic Boarding School. The sampling method used is random sampling, with the number of respondents as high as 59. This research analysis uses test chi square statistics, and if the results obtained have a P value of 0.015 (0.05), then you can conclude that there is a significant relationship between personal hygiene behavior and the incidence of scabies in female students at “B” Islamic boarding school and the work of the Sukahening Public Health Center in Tasikmalaya Regency. The results of this study are expected to provide information and evaluation material for female students to improve personal hygiene behaviors so that the incidence of scabies does not occur.