FAKTOR–FAKTORYANGBERHUBUNGANDENGAN PENGETAHUANLANSIA TENTANG PERSONAL HYGIENE DI LINGKUNGANIKELURAHAN PANYANGGARKECAMATAN PADANGSIDIMPUANUTARA TAHUN2016

Abstract

Personal hygiene is a self-care is done to maintain health, both physically and psychologically Aging is a physiological process in life, with a picture of a condition that has decreased endurance so the risk of disease and infection. This study uses survey Analytical Method is a method which researchers tried to explore how to dig the health phenomenon occurs. This study using cross sectional approach. Samples taken from this research is total sampling fifty respondents. From the results of the bivariate statistics indicate that the variables that have an influence on personal hygiene knowledge that is based on the age of the pengatahuan, statistical test obtained by value p = 0.001 (p <0.05), obtained education statistical test with p = 0.001 (p <0.05 ), the source of information obtained statistical test with p = 0.001 (p <0.05) and obtained employment statistictestwithp=0.002(p<0.05). It is expected that more respondents actively follow counseling and health education of health personnel in order to obtain more information and increasing knowledgetoperformpersonalhygiene.