THE INFLUENCE OF HANWASHING STRICKERS ON HANDWASHING BEHAVIOR WITH SOAP IN CHILDREN AT SDN 177 PEKANBARU

Abstract

In Indonesia, the prevalence of hand washing behavior using soap among children is still very low. There are around 30% of children who only routinely wash their hands with soap before and after eating and after using the toilet. One of the media used to implement hand washing behavior with soap is the use of hand washing stickers. Hand washing stickers have attractive sizes and colors so they can motivate children to get used to washing their hands with soap. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of hand washing stickers on children's hand washing behavior with soap. This research uses a quantitative method with a quasi-experimental design with a one group pretest-posttest design, the subjects of this research are grade 2 children at SDN 177 Pekanbaru with a sample of 17 respondents using a purposive sampling technique. The measuring tool used was a hand washing behavior questionnaire with soap. This research was conducted from 23 September to 25 February 2025. The results showed that there was an influence of hand washing stickers on hand washing behavior with soap in children with a sig value of 0.000 <(0.05) using the Wilcoxon test. In conclusion, hand washing stickers influence the behavior of washing hands with soap among children at SDN 177 Pekanbaru.