HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT DENGAN KETERSEDIAAN SARANA PENGOLAHAN AIR LIMBAH DOMESTIK DI DUSUN CILULUK TAHUN 2024

The Relationship Between Public Knowledge And The Availability Of Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Ciluluk Hamlet in 2024

Abstract

The Health Profile data of the Margajaya Health Center shows that the percentage of liquid waste management in Margajaya Village that meets the requirements is 38.2%. After a preliminary survey was carried out, it turned out that many people in Ciluluk Hamlet, Margajaya Village, disposed of washed wastewater directly into the environment without going through the preliminary process, so it had an impact on the aesthetic aspects and aquatic life in the water body. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between community knowledge and the availability of domestic wastewater treatment facilities in Ciluluk Hamlet. This type of research is observational and analytical with a cross-sectional design. The total population in the study was 687 families. The sampling technique was proportional random sampling with a sample size of 253 families. Data analysis uses the chi-square test. The results of the study were obtained, in the aspect of public knowledge, as many as 72.7% were categorized as lacking. The availability of black water treatment facilities is 59.3% unqualified. The availability of greywater treatment facilities is 68.8% unqualified. The results of the chi-square show that there is a significant relationship between public knowledge and the availability of domestic wastewater treatment facilities in Ciluluk Hamlet in 2024 (p=0.000). The Margajaya Health Center can conduct counseling and triggering regarding liquid waste management to the community in Ciluluk Hamlet, and carry out cross-sector cooperation for planning the creation of communal SPAL. For the public, they can consult about SPAL with the sanitarians of the Margajaya Health Center and find information about SPAL in the mass media and electronic media.