Penerapan Perilaku Hidup Bersih Dan Sehat (PHBS) Keluarga di Dusun III, Desa Sei Tuan, Kecamatan Pantai Labu

Abstract

A family's PHBS (Clean and Healthy Living Behavior) is an attempt to empower family members to understand and to carry out PHBS actively in the public health movement. The objective of the research is to identify the implementation of PHBS in families at Dusun III, Sei Tuan Village, Pantai Labu Sub-district. The research employs descriptive phenomenological approach. The participants consist of 6 families at Dusun III, taken by using purposive sampling technique. The data are gathered by conducting in-depth interviews with Open-Ended questions and analyzed by using the Colaizzi method. The result of the research shows that there are two themes: 1) family's knowledge of PHBS, and 2) family's implementation of PHBS. It is found that 6 families do not understand and apply 10 of the indicators of PHBS in their families. It is recommended that every family be aware of and have confidence in the importance of implementing PHB in their daily activities. The Government should provide counseling about PHBS in families.