Implementation of Drinking Water Treatment Device for Primary School Students and Teachers (Case study at SDIT Insantama Malang, Indonesia)
Angky Wahyu Putranto, Bambang Dwi Argo, Nimatul Izza and Yusuf Wibisono*
Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Email : Y_Wibisono[at]ub.ac.id
Abstract
The education and health sectors are placed in the top position of Indonesian goverment priority scales, since both have positive relationship and should be developed together. Education and health sector collaboration actually creates a health awareness for children as early as possible, which starts at the age of primary school. Unfortunately, the drinking water treatment equipment that can be operated continuously with low cost or energy for elementary students are never found in Malang, Indonesia. So this study aim is to install the drinking water treatment device based on membrane filtration and UV sterilization at primary school and also to analyze of teachers and students satisfaction toward the equipment applied. In this study, the importance performance analysis (IPA) and consumer satisfaction index (CSI) are used as a method for analyzing of teachers and students satisfaction. The data was collected from 100 respondents and 13 attributes were analyzed in this research. The IPA results showed that attribute categorized into quadrant I or priority for improvement only maintenance of the equipment. Attributes that are categorized into quadrant II that need to be maintained are appearance, freshness, taste, volume precision and quality testing in laboratory. While attributes that are categorized into quadrant III or second priority for improvement are flavor, color, volume, hygiene of water and affordability. The attributes that are categorized into quadrant IV are practicality of use and the ergonomic design. The consumer satisfaction level by using CSI is 76% which means that consumers are satisfied with water produced by drinking water treatment device installed in their school
Keywords: drinking water treatment, membrane filtration, UV technology, importance performance analysis, consumer satisfaction index
Topic: Education