Nutrix Journal
Vol 7 No 1 (2023): Volume 7, Issue 1, 2023

Hubungan Pengetahuan dengan Perilaku Pencegahan Demam Tifoid Pada Mahasiswa Keperawatan

Gabriella Alvira Bellji (Universitas Advent Indonesia)
Imanuel Sri Mei Wulandari (Universitas Advent Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2023

Abstract

Typhoid fever is an acute inflammation of the small intestine caused by Salmonella typhi with symptoms that often appear are fever, abdominal discomfort, no appetite, constipation followed by diarrhea, dry cough, weakness, lethargy, fatigue, and rash with relative bradycardia. The purpose of this study was to determine the picture of the level of knowledge, behavior, prevention of Typhoid fever in nursing students of Adventist University of Indonesia. This research is a quantitative research, with a cross sectional approach method. The technique used was using purposive sampling, so that the sample in this study was 73 students where 17 were men and 56 women. The results showed that the majority of samples had positive preventive behavior with a value of 60.3% and negative preventive behavior with a value of 39.7%. There is also a strong and unidirectional significant relationship between the level of knowledge and prevention behavior of Typhoid fever, where the higher the level of knowledge of a person, the higher the level of preventive behavior. It is recommended for students to continue to adopt a healthy lifestyle in preventing the incidence of typhoid fever. Abstrak Demam tifoid adalah peradangan akut pada usus kecil yang disebabkan oleh Salmonella typhi dengan gejala yang sering muncul ialah demam, perut tidak nyaman, tidak nafsu makan, sembelit diikuti diare, batuk kering, lemas, lesu, lelah, dan ruam dengan bradikardia relatif. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran tingkat pengetahuan, perilaku, pencegahan demam tifoid pada mahasiswa keperawatan Universitas Advent Indonesia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif, dengan metode pendekatan cross sectional. Teknik yang digunakan adalah menggunakan purposive sampling, sehingga sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 73 mahasiswa dimana 17 laki-laki dan 56 perempuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan mayoritas sampel memiliki perilaku pencegahan yang positif dengan nilai 60.3% dan perilaku pencegahan negatif dengan nilai 39.7%. Terdapat hubungan signifikan yang kuat dan searah antara tingkat pengetahuan dan perilaku pencegahan demam tifoid, yang dimana semakin tinggi tingkat pengetahuan seseorang maka akan tinggi pula tingkat perilaku pencegahannya. Direkomnediasi kepada mahasiswa untuk tetap menerapkan pola hidup sehat dalam mencegah kejadian demam tifoid. Kata Kunci: Demam Tifoid, Perilaku Pencegahan, Tingkat Pengetahuan

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Journal Info

Abbrev

nutrix

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Health Professions Nursing Public Health Other

Description

Nutrix Journal (NJ) is an official peer-reviewed research journal published by the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Klabat (UNKLAB) in collaboration with the Indonesian National Nurses Association (INNA) of North Sulawesi Province. This journal aims to promote anhancement in nursing and health care ...