Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Dan Perilaku Dengan Penerapan Personal Hygiene Penjamah Makanan Tahun 2021

Abstract

Food handlers have an important role in food processing because they can transmit disease. Human resource greatly affect the state of sanitation hygiene, including education that leads to knowledge about personal hygiene and the enviroment.The research objective was to analyze the relationship the level of knowledge and behavior of food handlers with the aplication of personal hygiene. This type of descriptive research uses interview and observation methods with a cross sectional approach. Sampling using nonprobability sampling technique, with a total of 40 respondents. The analysis in the study used the Fisher Exact Test. The results of the research on the Chi-Square Test, it is known that the Exact Sig (2-sided) value in the Fisher Exact Test is 0.006 <0.05 on the variable level of knowledge with the application of personal hygiene, on the variable in the behavior with the application of personal hygiene from the Chi-Square test output  it is known that the Exact Sig (2-sided) value in the Fisher Exact Test is 0.008 <0.05. The conclusion of this research shows that there is a relationship knowledge and behavior with the application of personal hygiene. Suggestions in this study are expected that food handlers before doing work should wash their hands using soap with clean running water