THE RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF HOUSEWIVES WITH THE UTILIZATION OF THE KEBUMEN GEMILANG SEJAHTERA WASTE BANK IN ILIR TIMUR II DISTRICT OF PALEMBANG
Khairil Anwar1, Diah Navianti2, Muhamad Taswin,3 Amik,4

Politechnic of Health in Palembang

Abstract

Waste banks can play a role in solving the waste problem as a whole, and the waste management system with savings through a waste bank also involves the participation of the community to jointly manage waste. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of housewives with the utilization of the Kebumen Gemilang Sejahtera waste bank in Ilir Timur Dua District of Palembang.
This research is an observational study with a cross sectional approach. The research subjects were housewives in Ilir Timur Dua District as many as 100 people. The Data was collected by interview method using a questionnaire (knowledge, attitude, and utilization).
The results of the study using the Chi Square Test method showed that there was a significant relationship between the knowledge of housewives and the use of waste banks (P value 0.005<&#945- = 0.05 OR = 14.7) and there was a significant relationship between the attitudes of housewives and the use of waste banks. waste bank (Pvalue 0.003< = 0.05 OR=16,4).
The conclusion in the study is the knowledge and attitudes of housewives have a relationship with the utilization of the Kebumen Gemilang Sejahtera waste bank in Ilir Timur Dua District of Palembang. Housewives who have good knowledge have 14.7 times the opportunity to use the Kebumen Gemilang Sejahtera waste bank. Housewives who have a good attitude have 16.4 times the opportunity to take advantage of the Kebumen Gemilang Sejahtera waste bank.
Recommended to housewives to increase the utilization of the waste bank and to sort the waste first before the waste is saved to the waste bank and to the manager of the Kebumen Gemilang Sejahtera Waste Bank to increase the socialization of the use of the Waste Bank to the public.

Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Utilization of Waste Banks.

Topic: Environmental Health