PENGARUH PERSONAL HYGIENE DAN KONDISI FISIK RUMAH SERTA PENGGUNAAN AIR SUNGAI TERHADAP KEJADIAN DERMATITIS KONTAK IRITAN DAN INFEKSI PADA MASYARAKAT DI KECAMATAN BATUNADUA KOTA PADANGSIDIMPUAN TAHUN 2015

Abstract

Dermatitis is a skin disease which is often found in the people of Batunadua Subdistrict. It ranked the
second of ten leading diseases at Batunadua Primary Health Care (PHC) in 2014 with the prevalence of
3.26%. Some factors which can influence the incidence of this disease are chemical substance,
microorganism, and environment. Detergent as a chemical substance is one of the cause of irritant
contact dermatitis. Bad personal hygiene and home physical condition can easily be transmitted by skin
diseases such as dermatitis infection which is caused by microorganism.
The objective of the research was to analyze the influence of personal hygiene, home physical
condition, and river water on the incidence of irritant contact dermatitis and infection. The research was
an analytic survey with case control design. The samples were 60 respondents, with 60 case group and 60
control group.
The study found of the analysis with chi square showed that there was the influence of body
cleanliness, towel cleanliness, beds, floors, walls, overcrowded, lighting, humidity, the frequency of the
use of river water, and the use of river water for bath, wash and lavatory on the incidence of irritant
contact dermatitis and infection. The result of the statistic test with multiple regresi logistic showed that
some factors which influenced the incidence of irritant contact dermatitis and infection were body
cleanliness, towel cleanliness, beds, floors, lighting, the use of river water, and the frequency of the use of
river water at the highest OR was beds cleanliness with OR=3.645 (95%CI 2.156-21.131).
It is suggested to Dinas Kesehatan Padangsidimpuan and Batunadua Primary Health Center
(PHC) make promotion and preventive efforts by providing information facilities such as leaflets and
banners about the risk factors for being affected by irritant contact dermatitis and infection which is
easily accessed by the people.