The study aimed to assess people's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding hygiene, sanitation, and water use in Sukabumi District. It found that handwashing with soap and latrine use were not common. People's understanding of safe water was based only on appearance. Solid waste disposal and liquid waste management practices needed improvement. Effective health messages faced challenges like lack of media coverage and community priorities being economic over health-related. Factors like government program coordination and corporate social responsibility were also issues.

1. STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND
PRACTICE (KAP) ON HYGIENE,
SANITATION AND WATER USE IN
SUKABUMI DISTRICT

2. THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY
 To find out the extent of the people’s
knowledge on hygiene, sanitation and
water use
 To find out the attitude of the people on
hygiene, sanitation and water use
 To find out the practice of the people on
hygiene, sanitation and water use

3. THE SIGNIFICANCES OF THE
STUDY
 To develop an effective campaign model in
promoting people’s knowledge and awareness
on healthy life
 To develop intervension program in overcoming
the problem of sanitation facilities especially
water and latrine
 To enhance the people’s participation in health
program
 To enhance health service quality for the
community
 To promote health extent in Sukabumi District

4. RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
The research conducted used FGD
(Focused Group Discussion)
method, a focus discussion on the
aspects studied to the group
consisted of ten people maximum.

5. THE ASPECTS OF THE STUDY
 Hygiene
- Hands washing with soap
- Toothbrushing
- Bathing
- Shampooing
- Nail Cutting
 Sanitation
- Defecation
- Latrine (latrine cleanliness & septic tank)

6.  Water Use
- Water Sources
- Water Collecting
- Water Management
 Environment Sanitation
- Solid Waste
- Liquid Waste
- Animal Stable

7.  Communication Channels
- Information Sources
- Effective Media
- Effective messages
 Other Influencing Factors
- Government Program
- Non Government Program
- Community Participation
- Community Priority

8. THE RESULT OF
THE STUDY
Hygiene
 Hands washing with soap
“….smelt..if the hands produce unpleasant smell I wash
my hands if not I won’t...…..”
It shows that
- Hands washing with soap is not commonly practiced
- Washing hands if the hands produce unpleasant smell
The Alternative ways to eliminate unpleasant smell
- With leaves
- mud

9.  Bathing and toothbrushing
 The habit of taking a bath relates to the children’s
activities
 Shampooing
 In certain condition the children wash their hair with
water only
• Nail cutting
 The habit of nail cutting relates to the school
punishment

10.  Defecation
The use of latrine and its cleanliness
“….It is not comfortable to defecate in the
latrine...I prefer to do it in the river more
comfortable…”
It Shows
 Latrine is not commonly used to defecate
 Private latrine is usually cleaned three times a
week while for public latrine no one is in charge

11.  The use of septic tank
“….The feces is disposed to the pond, and let the
fish eat it then the fish is eaten by us….”
It shows
 The use of septic tank is still low
 Most of the people who have septic tank are not
based on their knowldge of the important of it but
their houses are far from the river
Other factors
in the coast line area some people have a
problem in building septic tank as the water has
come up in two metres depth

12.  Water Use
water sources for drinking
- well
- spring water
- PDAM
- AMDK (processed water)
In a certain condition and areas :
- river
- pond
“….for bathing and washing we usually collect water from ci
maja river, we see that the water is clear and it means the
water is clean...”
“…We let the water boiling for a moment, if not it can cause
diseases (jeungjeuriheun)…”
It shows
 The accessibility to get water for drinking is difficult
 The understanding on how to consume water for drinking is relativley
good

13. Tha causes of the accessibility problem:
 The distance of the water sources
 The distance among one house to another
 Water Fe contamination in water from some wells (in
Pelabuhan Ratu)
 The exploitation of natural resources by the
companies such as : plantation,mining, water for
drinking companies)

14. Water Quality
The knowledge of people of safe water is
only judged from its appearance, no color,
no odor and no taste. If the water is clear,
they think it safe.

15.  Environment Sanitation
 Soild Waste
“….the garbage is disposed to the
backyard...then burn it....but there are many
people who dispose it to the river ….”
It shows that:
 The awareness of disposing garbage to its proper
place is still low
 The understanding of waste management is still low

16.  Liquid Waste
The liquid waste from the household is usually
disposed or connected to the ditch, river and
yard
 Animal Stable
“….I have stable near to my house for then
years and so far i haven’t got any problem….”
It indicates:
 The understanding of safe distance between
house and stable is still low
 People tend to keep their bad habits and will
change until something bad happens to them

18.  Communication Channels
Information Media
- Television
- Radio
Some People in the field study get information from:
- Newspaper
- Magazine
“…well from the radio we only listen to the music,
and from tv sinetron ….”
“…..in the community the messages (health
messages) are not more than slogans….”
It indicates:
 People’s anthusiasm on health information is still low
 There is only small portion for health information in the
information media
 People tend to be apatic to the health information

19.  Effective Media
Base on the result of the study, the
effective media is direct information from
health office officers
Hindrance factors:
 Key people have not given significant
contribution to convey health messages
 The amount of health office officers is not
equal to the amount of the people and the
area

20.  Effective Messages
There is no effective message in the community
“…..in the community the messages (health
messages) are not more than slogans….”
It shows:Menunjukan
People tendd to be apatic to the health
messages
The example of health meassages in the
community
“....Leuweung weuteuh, taneuh maneh, cai moal
euweuh.....”
“...Al-aqli salim fii nafsi saliim....”

21.  Other infleuncing factors:
“….Economic first...then health….”
“….It is difficult to ask people to clean the surrounding
environment....they says ‘let them who get BLT do it’....”
It shows:
 Health has not become their priority
 The decrease of social capital ‘communal work’
 Individualistic
Other faactors:
 The government programs seem to overlap to one
another and no continuous evalution and supervision
 Less coordination between government and non
government organization
 The companies around the filed study have not given real
contribution to promote people’s health condition