Elderly Knowledge about Personal Hygiene
- May 11, 2023
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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) |Volume VIII, Issue IV, April 2023|ISSN 2454-6194
Elderly Knowledge about Personal Hygiene
Ida Suryawati*, Safrina Edayani, Mariyati, Nanda Fitria, Laila Rahmi Asza
STIKes Muhammadiyah Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia
*Corresponding Author
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51584/IJRIAS.2023.8425
Received: 25 March 2023; Accepted: 07 April 2023; Published: 11 May 2023
Abstract: Increasing life expectancy in the elderly causes various health problems, one of which is the inability to maintain personal hygiene. The purpose of this study was to determine the picture of elderly knowledge about personal hygiene. The research design used is descriptive. The population in this study was the elderly, numbering 330 people. The sampling technique uses stratified random sampling with a sample of 100 respondents. Data collection using questionnaires and data analysis techniques using univariate analysis. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the majority of respondents had knowledge about personal hygiene with good categories (44.0%), knowledge with sufficient categories about personal hygiene (32%) and knowledge in the category less about personal hygiene (24%). Therefore, the results of the study indicate that the elderly have knowledge in the category of good personal hygiene.
Keywords: Knowledge, Elderly, Personal Hygiene
I. Introduction
The World Health Organization estimates that 7.2% of the world’s population is elderly, which is around 142 million people and that by 2050, this elderly population will have grown to 9.6% and by 2100 to 10.9%. In Indonesia, there are 23.4 elderly people, or 8.97% of the population; it is predicted that by 2035, there will be 48.2 million elderly people, out of a population of 15.8%. In East Java, the elderly population is as high as 7.19%; In Malang, as high as 75,403 (BPS Malang City, 2015); and in Landungsari Village, Dau District, Malang Regency, as high as 197. While the elderly make up up to 8.10% of the population in Aceh Province. Indonesia is one of the Asian regions that experienced an increase in the number of elderly by 0.89% in 2019.
