Peduli kulit sehat: Penerapan PHBS Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Scabies di Lingkungan Panti Asuhan Al-Hidayah Batu Ringgit

Abstract

Scabies is a contagious skin disease that often occurs in densely populated residential environments, including orphanages. This disease is caused by infection with Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, which is generally triggered by low levels of personal and environmental hygiene, as well as high physical contact between residents. This community service activity aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of children at the Al-Hidayah Batu Ringgit Orphanage in preventing scabies through the implementation of Clean and Healthy Living Behaviors (PHBS). The methods used included a pretest, material delivery, handwashing demonstration, question and answer session, and a posttest. The activity involved 41 children from elementary to high school levels. The posttest results showed a significant increase in the average knowledge score across all educational levels. These results indicate that PHBS education is effective in increasing understanding and awareness of scabies prevention among orphanage children.