Student Empowerment Through Education on Clean and Healthy Living Behavior to Improve Awareness and Prevention of Diarrhea in The State Elementary School Environment of Medan Perjuangan

Pemberdayaan Siswa Melalui Edukasi Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat untuk Meningkatkan Kesadaran dan Pencegahan Diare di Lingkungan Sekolah Dasar Negeri Medan Perjuangan

Authors

  • Khodijah Tussolihin Dalimunthe Universitas Negeri Medan
  • Jubaidah Hasibuan Universitas Negeri Medan
  • Mukarramah Mukarramah Universitas Negeri Medan
  • Dewi Shara Dalimunthe UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51771/jukeshum.v6i1.2053

Keywords:

Empowerment, PHBS, Diarrhea, School-Age Children

Abstract

Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age (toddlers) globally. However, this problem remains a serious challenge that extends to the elementary school age group (SD). Transmission through the fecal-oral route caused by failure to implement Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) has an impact on high student absenteeism. A participatory approach through interactive counseling combined with pre-tests and post-tests was used on 30 fifth-grade students at Medan Perjuangan State Elementary School. The material was delivered using visual media (video, posters, LCD), followed by a question and answer session aimed at empowering students to become active agents of change in diarrhea prevention. Evaluation was carried out by comparing the level of understanding before and after the intervention. The results obtained were an increase in students' knowledge about preventing diarrhea through PHBS with an average of above 70%.. The conclusion is that participatory counseling is effective in increasing students' awareness of diarrhea prevention by improving PHBS. However, to ensure sustainable behavior change, a multi-sectoral strategy is needed, including: providing adequate sanitation facilities, planned monitoring by schools, active collaboration with parents, and conducting long-term impact evaluations after the intervention.

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Published

2026-04-08

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Student Empowerment Through Education on Clean and Healthy Living Behavior to Improve Awareness and Prevention of Diarrhea in The State Elementary School Environment of Medan Perjuangan: Pemberdayaan Siswa Melalui Edukasi Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat untuk Meningkatkan Kesadaran dan Pencegahan Diare di Lingkungan Sekolah Dasar Negeri Medan Perjuangan. (2026). Jukeshum: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat, 6(1), 253-258. https://doi.org/10.51771/jukeshum.v6i1.2053