GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN PEKERJA BURUH BANGUNAN TENTANG DERMATITIS KONTAK DI SEKITARAN BANDA ACEH

Abstrak

Contact dermatitis is a skin disease caused by the presence of irritants or contact with allergens. Word Heatlh Organization (WHO) data there was an increase in 2022 of about 7% of the general population, including 3-24% in children and 33-64% in the elderly, contact dermatitis occupied the top 10 most diseases in the Provincial Health Office and banda aceh increased in 2023 as many as 1555 cases.This study aims to determine the factors associated with the incidence of dermatitis in banda aceh in 2024. Methods: This type of research is quantitative with a cross sectional design. The sample in this study amounted to 69 people, taken by simple random sampling. The tests used were univariate and bivariate tests, data analysis was carried out using the chi-square test. Results and Discussion: The results of the analysis showed that almost half (47.8%) of the respondents had insufficient knowledge, most of the respondents (72.5%) worked, most of the respondents (53.6%) had insufficient personal hygiene, and most of the respondents (59.4%) had contact dermatitis in banda Aceh.There is a relationship between knowledge and the incidence of contact dermatitis p value = 0.003, work p value = 0.000, personal hygiene p value = 0.000. Conclusion: It is expected that dermatitis sufferers maintain factors related to the incidence of contact dermatitis and conduct routine examinations at the health center.