DEFECATION BEHAVIOR HOUSEHOLDS IN SUMBERTANGKEP WEST HAMLET SUMBERSUKO SUB DISTRICT MALANG DISTRICT

Abstract

Defecation is all objects or substances that are not used again by the body and which must be removed by the body and which are released from the body in the form of feces. Latrine is a human waste disposal site equipped with sewage and water storage units for cleaning. The purpose of the study was to determine defecation behavior in housewives in Sumbertangkep West Hamlet, Sumbersuko Village. The design of the study was a qualitative approach and the informants were housewives in Sumbertangkep West Hamlet as many as 5 informants. The sample of this study is housewives who often defecate in the river. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The research instrument is the researcher himself. Data collection methods are in-depth interviews and observations and the tools used are mobile phones and documentation. In this study, the existing data will be tested for validity using the Triangulation technique (combined) using the Triangulation Source namely Health Officer. The results showed that defecation behavior in housewives in Sumbertangkep West Hamlet, Sumbersuko Village, still defecated on the river, this was because it had become a habit of housewives in Sumbertangkep West Hamlet. In this study the problem encountered was to change the behavior of housewives in Sumbertangkep West Hamlet, Sumbersuko Village to stop the habit of defecating in the river.