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The Effect Of Health Promotion On Clean And Healthy Living Behavior(CHLB) "Handwashing With Soap" To School Children Using Various Methods And Media

Volume: 117  ,  Issue: 1 , January    Published Date: 20 January 2023
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 356  ,  Download: 182 , Pages: 79 - 85    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP1001171120234438

Authors

# Author Name
1 Ajeng Nuzul Ulpa
2 Lilik Djuari

Abstract

CHLB is a collection of behaviors that are carried out on the basis of individual awareness in order to prevent the emergence of health problems. Improving correct hand washing behavior (washing hands using soap and running water) is one of the four keys to CHLB activities in increasing achievement health degree. Childhood is a very important period in the process of developing and forming a personality to become a person who can be responsible for oneself and socially. In addition to act as a place of learning, school can also be a danger of disease transmission if they are not managed properly. besides that, school age for children is also a time prone to various diseases Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (CHLB) is one part of the development of health promotion for school children. The origin of the word media comes from medius which means middle, intermediary or introduction. Media are all channels and forms that can be used to convey information and messages. Providing methods and also media helps school children to more easily learn the knowledge that has been given. Washing hands with soap can kill as much as 73% of germs and is more effective at killing disease germs than using a hand sanitizer which only kills as many as 60% of germs. Every year an average of 100 thousand children die from diarrhea, washing hands with soap can reduce diarrhea rates by up to 47% From the several interventions that have been given, it was found that there was an increase in clean and healthy living behavior (CHLB) "washing hands with soap" after being given the intervention. Health promotion influences changes in clean and healthy living behavior (CHLB) regarding hand washing with soap for school children.

Keywords

  • Handwashing
  • CHLB
  • Health promotion
  • Children