A Qualitative Inquiry into Rural Primary Schooler's Hygiene during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

Christina Rony Nayoan; Indra Yohanes Kiling

doi:10.14710/jphtcr.v4i3.10808

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/jphtcr.v4i3.10808

A Qualitative Inquiry into Rural Primary Schooler's Hygiene during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

*Christina Rony Nayoan

- Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Nusa Cendana; School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University|Universitas Nusa Cendana, Indonesia

Indra Yohanes Kiling - Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Nusa Cendana, Indonesia

BibTex Citation Data :

@article{JPHTCR10808,
    author = {Christina Nayoan and Indra Kiling},
    title = {A Qualitative Inquiry into Rural Primary Schooler's Hygiene during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia},
    journal = {Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region},
  volume = {4},
    number = {3},
    year = {2021},
    keywords = {Personal hygiene; handwashing; primary school; children},
    abstract = {  Introduction:  The importance of personal hygiene in preventing the spread of infection cannot be underestimated. Handwashing is an essential aspect of personal hygiene, especially among children. This study aimed to explore primary school students' hygiene in rural and remote areas in the Kupang regency.    Methods:  This study was conducted as a part of the end line evaluation of the MEMBACA II project. Teachers from four primary schools in three villages were purposively selected to participate in this study. The teachers were recruited from the participant schools of the MEMBACA II Project. Data was collected using phone interviews. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.    Results:  In total, there were 31 participants across four primary schools interviewed. The participants consisted of teachers, village leaders, village reading camp facilitators, and school supervisors. Participants were recruited as a proxy for providing information about students' hygiene. There were three themes identified as a result of the data analysis. The first theme is an improvement in children’s hygiene behavior. The second theme is the benefit of the little doctor program in children’s hygiene practices. The third theme challenges in children’s hygiene promotion and education. Overall, children were used to handwashing practices. They understood the importance of handwashing, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. They were also aware of four essential times of handwashing. However, the adults perceived the need for handwashing equipment and access to clean water were the main challenges to maintaining students' hygiene.    Conclusion:  The study demonstrated the significance of regularly teaching children about handwashing in making handwashing habits among these youngsters. A continuing provision of health literacy and access to clean water is required to maintain hygiene behavior  },
   issn = {2597-4378},   pages = {117--124}  doi = {10.14710/jphtcr.v4i3.10808},
    url = {https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/jphtr/article/view/10808}
}

Citation Format:

Abstract

Introduction: The importance of personal hygiene in preventing the spread of infection cannot be underestimated. Handwashing is an essential aspect of personal hygiene, especially among children. This study aimed to explore primary school students' hygiene in rural and remote areas in the Kupang regency.

Methods: This study was conducted as a part of the end line evaluation of the MEMBACA II project. Teachers from four primary schools in three villages were purposively selected to participate in this study. The teachers were recruited from the participant schools of the MEMBACA II Project. Data was collected using phone interviews. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.

Results: In total, there were 31 participants across four primary schools interviewed. The participants consisted of teachers, village leaders, village reading camp facilitators, and school supervisors. Participants were recruited as a proxy for providing information about students' hygiene. There were three themes identified as a result of the data analysis. The first theme is an improvement in children’s hygiene behavior. The second theme is the benefit of the little doctor program in children’s hygiene practices. The third theme challenges in children’s hygiene promotion and education. Overall, children were used to handwashing practices. They understood the importance of handwashing, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. They were also aware of four essential times of handwashing. However, the adults perceived the need for handwashing equipment and access to clean water were the main challenges to maintaining students' hygiene.

Conclusion: The study demonstrated the significance of regularly teaching children about handwashing in making handwashing habits among these youngsters. A continuing provision of health literacy and access to clean water is required to maintain hygiene behavior

Fulltext View|Download

Keywords: Personal hygiene; handwashing; primary school; children

Funding: Save the Children Indonesia

Article Metrics:

Article Info

Section: Articles

Language : EN

In Vol 4, No 3 (2021): Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region

Recent articles

The Effectivity of Solid Medical Waste Management in Pandemic Era The Implementation of AIDS Care Community (ACC) Work Program as an Efforts for Handling HIV / AIDS Cases in Poncol Community Health Center Work Area Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain and The Quality of Life among Pregnant Women : A Narrative Literature Review More recent articles

Worldbank. Population total - Indonesia. 2020. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=ID
Indonesia statistics. Nusa Tenggara Timur dalam angka. BPS Provinsi NTT. 2021. Available from: https://ntt.bps.go.id/publication.html. Accessed 15 March 2021
Indonesia statistics. Kabupaten Kupang dalam angka. BPS Kabupaten Kupang. 2021. Available from: https://kupangkab.bps.go.id/publication/download.html. Accessed 15 March 2021
World Health Organization. Coronavirus disease (Covid-19): Schools. World Health Organization. 2020. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-schools
Indonesia Ministry of Health. (2020). Pedoman pelayanan kesehatan anak usia sekolah dan remaja di masa pandemi Covid-19: Bagi tenaga kesehatan di Puskesmas. Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia. 2020. Available from: https://kesga.kemkes.go.id/assets/file/pedoman/Pedoman%20Yankes%20Usekrem%20Pandemi.pdf. Accessed 15 March 2021
Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Handwashing: Clean hands save lives. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020. Available from https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/index.html. Accessed 15 March 2021
Amegah, A. K. Improving handwashing habits and household air quality in Africa after COVID-19. The Lancet Global Health, 2020;8(9), e1110-e1111
World Health Organization. Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions and the prevention of diarrhoea. World Health Organization. 2011. Available from: https://www.who.int/elena/titles/bbc/wsh_diarrhoea/en/. Accessed 15 March 2021
Curtis, V. A., Danquah, L. O., & Aunger, R. V. Planned, motivated and habitual hygiene behaviour: an eleven country review. Health Education Research, 2009;24(4), 655-673. doi: 10.1093/her/cyp002
United Nations Children's fund. The state of the world’s children: children, food and nutrition. United Nations Children's fund. 2019. Available from: https://www.unicef.org/media/60806/file/SOWC-2019.pdf. Accessed 15 March 2021
Khatoon, R., Sachan, B., Khan, M. A., & Srivastava, J. P. Impact of school health education program on personal hygiene among school children of Lucknow district. Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2017;6(1), 97-100. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.214973
Widyasari, V., Prabandari, Y. S., & Utarini, A. Training intervention to improve hygiene practices in Islamic boarding school in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A mixed-method study. PLOS ONE, 2020;15(5), e0233267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233267
Curtis, V., Kanki, B., Cousens, S., Diallo, I., Kpozehouen, A., Sangare, M., et al. Evidence of behaviour change following a hygiene promotion programme in Burkina Faso. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001;79, 518-527
Bieri, F. A., Gray, D. J., Williams, G. M., Raso, G., Li, Y.-S., Yuan, L., et al. Health-Education Package to Prevent Worm Infections in Chinese Schoolchildren. 2013;368(17), 1603-1612. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1204885
Ansari, S., & Warbhe, P. Assessment of the knowledge and practice regarding personal hygiene among school children from an urban area. International Journal of Current Medical Applied Sciences, 2014;4(1), 1-12
Vivas, A., Gelaye, B., Aboset, N., Kumie, A., Berhane, Y., & Williams, M. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of hygiene among school children in Angolela, Ethiopia. Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 2010; 51, 73-79
Kishore, J. National Helath Programs of India. Century publications; 2007
United Nations Children's Fund. Framework for reopening schools. United Nations Children's Fund. 2020. Available from: https://www.unicef.org/media/94946/file/Framework%20for%20Reopening%20Schools%20.pdf. Accessed 15 March 2021

Last update:

No citation recorded.

Last update:

No citation recorded.

Starting in 2021, the author(s) whose article is published in the JPHTCR journal attain the copyright for their article. By submitting the manuscript to JPHTCR, the author(s) agree with this policy. No special document approval is required.

The author(s) guarantee that their article is original, written by the mentioned author(s), has never been published before, does not contain statements that violate the law, does not violate the rights of others, is subject to copyright that is held exclusively by the author(s), and is free from the rights of third parties, and that the necessary written permission to quote from other sources has been obtained by the author(s).

The author(s) retain all rights to the published work, such as (but not limited to) the following rights:

Copyright and other proprietary rights related to articles, such as patents,
The right to use the substance of the article in its own future works, including lectures and books,
The right to reproduce articles for its own purposes,
The right to archive articles yourself (please read our deposit policy), and
The right to enter into separate additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of published versions of articles (for example, posting them to institutional repositories or publishing them in a book), with acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal (Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region).
If the article was prepared jointly by more than one author, each author submitting the manuscript warrants that they have been given permission by all co-authors to agree to copyright and license notices (agreements) on their behalf, and agree to notify the co-authors of the terms of this policy. JPHTCR will not be held responsible for anything that may arise because of the writer's internal dispute. JPHTCR will only communicate with correspondence authors.

Authors should also understand that once published, their articles (and any additional files, including data sets, and analysis/computation data) will become publicly available. The license of published articles (and additional data) will be governed by the Creative Commons Attribution license as currently featured on the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. JPHTCR allows users to copy, distribute, display and perform work under license. Users need to attribute the author(s) and JPHTCR to distribute works in journals and other publication media. Unless otherwise stated, the author(s) is a public entity as soon as the article is published.