Abstract :
Typhoid fever is still common in Indonesia, including in Ponorogo Regency,
East Java. In 2019 there were 283 cases of typhoid in Pulung Health Center,
Ponorogo Regency. This study aims to determine the relationship of personal
hygiene, sanitation, and knowledge level to typhoid fever, to find out which factors
affect typhoid fever, and screening students in Islamic boarding schools in the
working area of Pulung Health Center.
This study uses a comparative analytic method with total sampling of 26 students
in grades 9 and 12. The study was conducted at Islamic boarding schools in the
working area of the Pulung Health Center from March to May 2021. The data
obtained from the questionnaire and Widal examination were then analyzed using
Fisher's exact test with a significance of 0,05.
There are 16 respondents (61.5%) with good personal hygiene and 10
respondents (38.5%) with poor personal hygiene. There are 17 respondents (65.4%)
with good sanitation and knowledge level, 9 respondents (34.6%) have poor
sanitation and knowledge level.
Based on the tests, the results of Fisher exact test are obtained on personal
hygiene (p=0.420, p>?), sanitation (p=1.00, p>?), and knowledge level (p=1.00,
p>?) . The p value for three variables is bigger than ?, so it can be concluded that
there is no relationship between personal hygiene, sanitation, and knowledge level
to typhoid fever.