Hubungan Sanitasi Dasar dengan Keluhan Kesehatan pada Pengguna Air Sungai Babura di Kelurahan Padang Bulan Kecamatan Medan Baru

Abstract

Babura River is used by some people for bathing and washing, not to mention industrial waste that is deliberately disposed of into the river so that the development of the times makes this river increasingly polluted. Many people throw garbage in the river, making many aquatic organisms die so that the river becomes polluted. Health complaints in the community using Babura river water in Padang Bulan Village are quite high due to basic sanitation that does not meet the requirements and the habit of people who still use river water as a source of clean water. This study aims to determine the relationship between basic sanitation and health complaints in Babura River water users in Padang Bulan Urban Village, Medan Baru Sub-district, Medan City. This type of research is a descriptive survey. The sample size was 59 housewives with the sampling method using total sampling. Data collection was obtained directly by researchers through observation and interviews with research questionnaires. Based on the research findings, it shows that there is a significant relationship between clean water facilities and health complaints with a p-value of 0.036, there is a significant relationship between latrine facilities and health complaints with a p-value of 0.039, there is a relationship between waste management facilities and health complaints with a p-value of 0.032, and there is a significant relationship between wastewater management and health complaints with a p-value of 0.039. It can be concluded that clean water facilities, latrines, garbage disposal, waste water management, have a relationship with the incidence of health complaints in Babura river water users. So it can be suggested to the community around the Babura river not to use river water for daily needs because the river water is polluted and it is hoped that the community will not throw garbage in the river