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Abstract - Scavengers are work that are susceptible to disease. Scavenger cannot be separated with unclean environment. If they cannot maintain personal hygiene properly after doing their work, they will affected by various disease. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between perception and behavior of scavengers about personal hygiene at Suwung landfills, South Denpasar. This study employed analytical correlation design with cross-sectional approach. There were 139 respondents recruited as the sample of this study which were selected through non probability sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaire and analyzed statistically by using Spearman-s Rho Correlation. The finding showed that there were 87 respondents (62.6%) had good perception about personal hygiene and 97 respondents (69.8%) had moderate perception about personal hygiene. There was a significant and positive correlation between perception and behavior of scavengers about personal hygiene at Suwung landfills, South Denpasar (p-value = 0.001; r = 0.503).The better the perception of the scavengers the better the behavior of the scavengers about personal hygiene. The scavengers are expected to pay more attention to clean and healthy living behavior such as maintaining and improving the quality of personal hygiene.