The Relationship between Housewives' Knowledge and Attitudes towards Clean and Healthy Living Behavior

Abstract

Aims: The research aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of housewives towards clean and healthy living behaviour in Intan Lestari Housing, Bekasi City in 2024 Introduction: Clean and healthy living behaviour can be done anywhere, such as at home, work, health facilities, or in public places. Maintaining a healthy and clean home environment is very important because the home is a place for family members to fulfil each other's needs and build relationships with each other. Study Design: The approach used is a cross-sectional design, which is a type of observational research in which the relationship between variables is observed and studied simultaneously over a certain period. Place and Duration of Study: This research was carried out in the period January 2024 to February 2024. The data collection and retrieval process were carried out online via the Google Form platform which was distributed to housewives at Intan Housing, Bekasi, West Java. Methodology: The population in this study were all housewives in the Intan Lestari Bekasi Housing Complex. The samples used in this research were all housewives in the Intan Lestari Housing Bekasi who lived in the RW 022 area. To calculate the number of samples that would be used as respondents in the research, the researcher used the Slovin formula, obtaining a total sample of 93 housewives. Results: From the research results, data was obtained that of the 93 housewife respondents, there were 62 people (67%) had good abilities; there were 51 people (55%) had an attitude in the good category; In terms of implementing a Clean and Healthy Lifestyle (PHBS), there are 63 people (68%) who implement PHBS well. The results of the bivariate analysis to see the relationship between housewives' knowledge of PHBS using SPSS obtained a p-value of 0.005 < sig 0.05, meaning that there was a significant relationship between housewives' knowledge of PHBS behaviour, as well as the bivariate test of the relationship between attitudes towards PHBS and obtained a p-value of 0.015 < sig 0.05, which means there is a significant relationship between housewives' attitudes towards PHBS. Conclusion: From the research results, it can be concluded that a person's good knowledge and attitudes are very significant in influencing clean and healthy lifestyle habits (PHBS), meaning that a habitual pattern for a clean and healthy life requires good knowledge and attitudes.