The Effectiveness of Health-Community-Based Waste Management in Yogyakarta

Mulasari, Surahma Asti and Husodo, Adi Heru and Muhadjir, Noeng (2016) The Effectiveness of Health-Community-Based Waste Management in Yogyakarta. International Journal of Indonesian Society And Culture, 8 (1). pp. 51-58. ISSN 2086 - 5465

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Abstract

The people’s understanding of waste affects their attitudes and modes in waste management. The attitudes
towards health-community-based waste management has their positive impact i.e. improving environmental
and community health and in the end promoting community’s economy. This research aimed at understanding
the effectiveness of health-community-based waste management in Yogyakarta indicated by the residents’
knowledge of waste, attitude, behavior, and the existence of desease vector and economical condition. This
was a social action research, which applied a quantitative method. The research was conducted through implementing
waste management based on community health perception. The data-collecting technique involved
observation participant technique. There was a significant difference between people’s knowledge on waste
management before and after waste management counselling with p value 0.000 < 0.05. There was a significant
difference between the people’s attitude before and after waste management counselling with p value 0.021 <
0.05. There was a significant difference between the people’s behavior before and after waste management counselling
with 0.033 < 0.05. There was a significant difference between the density of fly population before and
after waste management counselling with p value 0.013 < 0.05. The average of 30 participants’ income earned
from garbage is IDR 55.952.83 quarterly or IDR 18.650.61 (IDR 13.450.00 = 1 US$). The conclusion is knowledge,
attitude, behavior indicators and vector density improved after the training of health-communicty based waste
management.
Keywords: knowledge; attitude; behavior; desease vector; waste management

Item Type: Artikel Umum
Subjects: A General Works > AC Collections. Series. Collected works
Divisi / Prodi: Faculty of Public Health (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat) > S1-Science in Public Health (S1-Kesehatan Masyarakat)
Depositing User: surahma asti mulasari
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2017 06:07
Last Modified: 25 Nov 2017 06:07
URI: http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/8027

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