Personal Hygiene Behavior Of People With Mental Disorder In Rumah Berdaya, Denpasar City, 2019
Ni Kadek Risma Sri Harini, IGA Puja Astuti Dewi, Komang Ayu Purnama Dewi

Institute of Technology and Health Bali

Abstract

Patients with mental disorder will experience deterioration in their daily life which signifies with the loss of motivation and responsibility, tendency of feeling apathy and neglecting their personal hygiene. This research aimed to find out the personal hygiene behavior of people with mental disorder in Rumah Berdaya, Denpasar City. This research implemented descriptive design with cross-sectional approach. There were 46 respondents involved in this study which were gained through total sampling. The majority of people with mental disorder in Rumah Berdaya were male aged between 46-55 years old (43.5%). The majority of respondents (34 respondents; 73.9%) had good knowledge and 12 respondents (26.1%) had sufficient knowledge on personal hygiene. The majority of respondents (34 respondents; 73.9%) also had good attitude on personal hygiene and 12 respondents (26.1%) had sufficient attitude on personal hygiene. The majority of people with mental disorder (31 respondents; 67.4%) practiced good personal hygiene and 15 respondents (32.6%) practiced moderate personal hygiene. The majority of people with mental disorder had good personal hygiene behavior (35 respondents; 76.1%) and 11 respondents (23.9%) had moderate personal hygiene behavior. The majority of patients with mental disorder in Rumah Berdaya – Denpasar City have good personal hygiene behavior.

Keywords: personal hygiene, mental disorder

Topic: Education and Learning

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/uD4jgMGparnq

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