Risks Factors of Scabies Incidence in Islamic Boarding School in Eastern Java Faktor Risiko Insiden Skabies di Pesantren in Jawa Timur

Abstract

With the highest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia has more than 26,000 Islamic boarding schools. Studies have found that scabies incidence is high in these schools. This study aims to identify factors affecting scabies incidence among 90 students in Islamic boarding schools in Eastern Java. Knowledge, personal hygiene, and residential sanitation are significantly associated with the scabies incidence. Students who have poor knowledge, have poor personal hygiene, and live in poor sanitation condition are more likely to suffer from scabies at 12.02 times, 8 times, and 4.34 times, respectively, compared to students who have good knowledge, good personal hygiene, and good sanitation. Moreover, more female students have good personal hygiene compared to male students. We suggest strengthening education and hygiene behaviour change strategies involving kyai, school administrators, and peer examples in Islamic boarding schools. Kata Kunci: skabies, pesantren, Indonesia, higiene, sanitasi