Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Status Open Defecation Free (Odf) di Kelurahan Sipolupolu Kabupaten Mandailing Natal

Abstract

Open defecation is an unhealthy lifestyle where defecating in any place can pollute the environment and cause various types of environmental-based diseases such as diarrhea. Open defecation free (ODF) is one of the government's programs to tackle the problem of defecation. This research aims to determine the factors related to ODF status at Sipolu-Polu Village, Mandailing Natal District. The type of research is observational analytics with a cross sectional design, the sampling technique is consecutive sampling with a sample size of 100 families. Data collection was obtained directly by researchers through observation and surveys using research questionnaires. Data analysis shows that the variables are livelihood (p-value = 0.000), level of education (p-value = 0.011), knowledge (pvalue = 0.008), attitude (p-value = 0.026), ownership of a healthy toilet (p-value = 0.000), land availability (p-value = 0.000), family income (p-value = 0.000), and the role of the head of the family (p-value = 0.036) have a significant relationship with ODF status. So, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between livelihood, level of education, knowledge, attitudes, ownership of healthy latrines, land availability, family income, and the role of the head of the family with ODF status in Sipolu-Polu Village, Mandailing Natal Regency. It is necessary to provide education regarding ODF by health workers in accordance with the intended targets and build latrines and communal storage pits in each village/sub-district according to the population. This is done to ensure that sub-districts can be verified as 100% ODF