The Role of Nurses as Educators for Healthy Toilet Ownership in Southwest Aceh District, Indonesia in 2024

Authors

  • Yulizar Yulizar Faculty of Public Health, University of North Sumatra Author
  • Heru Santosa Faculty of Public Health, University of North Sumatra Author
  • Nurmaini Nurmaini Faculty of Public Health, University of North Sumatra Author
  • Sri Malem Indirawati Faculty of Public Health, University of North Sumatra Author

Keywords:

Nurse , Toilet

Abstract

Lack of sanitation facilities causes serious health risks that affect billions of people around the world, in West Aceh from 152 villages only 21 villages are Open Defecatiin free. This study was to see how the role of nurses as educators influences the ownership of healthy latrines. This research method uses a cross-sectional study design. with bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square statistical test. Thenumber of samples in this study was 81 respondents who were randomly selected and spread across sub-districts in rural areas of West Aceh Regency, Aceh Province. The results of this study found that as many as 32.1% of respondents who had healthy latrines were dominated by respondents who stated that the role of nurses as educators was good, and as many as 92.0% of respondents who did not have healthy latrines were dominated by respondents who stated that the role of nurses as educators was lacking. The results of the Chi Square statistical test obtained a P-value = 0.040 which stated that there was a significant influence of the role of nurses as educators on the ownership ofhealthy latrines. So it can be concluded that nurses as educators have a fairly good role in educating the community about increasing ownership of healthy latrines. Support from the government and other sectors is needed through ongoing training programs, in order to increase the number of nurse human resources as educators who can influence the wider and more evenly distributed community regarding the ownership of healthy latrines throughout the Southwest Aceh Regency.

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2025-08-30

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