%A Setiawan Muhamad Rizky
%T HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP DENGAN
PERILAKU PENGOLAHAN LIMBAH MEDIS PADA TENAGA 
KESEHATAN PUSKESMAS GEDONG AIR KECAMATAN TANJUNG
KARANG BARAT KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG

%X Latar Belakang: Pengolahan limbah medis di fasilitas kesehatan, seperti
Puskesmas, merupakan isu penting yang berdampak pada kesehatan masyarakat
dan lingkungan. Limbah medis mencakup limbah infeksius, bahan kimia
berbahaya, dan benda tajam yang memerlukan penanganan khusus sesuai standar.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan
dan sikap dengan perilaku pengolahan limbah medis pada tenaga kesehatan 
Puskesmas Gedong Air, Kecamatan Tanjung Karang Barat, Kota Bandar Lampung.  

Metode: Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan desain studi cross-sectional dengan
total sampel sebanyak 77 tenaga kesehatan di Puskesmas Gedong Air. Kriteria
inklusi, yang mencakup tenaga kesehatan di Puskesmas Gedong Air Kota Bandar
Lampung dan bersedia menandatangani lembar persetujuan penelitian.
Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui kuesioner terstruktur dan dianalisis
menggunakan uji Chi-Square dengan tingkat signifikansi ?=0,05 yang mengukur
pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku pengolahan limbah medis. Dilakukan analisis
univariat untuk menjabarkan masing-masing variabel dan analisis bivariat untuk
mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap dengan perilaku
pengolahan limbah medis.

Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pada karakteristik responden penelitian
didominasi oleh perempuan (86,7%), usia tenaga kesehatan 21-34 tahun (50,6%),
masa bekerja >10 tahun (51,9%) dan pendidikan S1 (67,5%). Analisis univariat
menunjukkan sebagian besar tenaga kesehatan memiliki tingkat pengetahuan yang
baik (89,6%), sikap positif (70,1%), dan perilaku pengolahan limbah medis yang
baik (55,8%). Analisis statistik dengan uji Chi-Square mengidentifikasi adanya
hubungan signifikan antara tingkat pengetahuan (p=0,019) dan sikap (p=0,015)
dengan perilaku pengolahan limbah medis.

Kesimpulan: Tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap tenaga kesehatan berkontribusi
secara signifikan terhadap perilaku pengolahan limbah medis di Puskesmas Gedong
Air. Hasil ini diharapkan dapat menjadi dasar pengembangan kebijakan untuk
meningkatkan pengelolaan limbah medis yang sesuai dengan standar kesehatan dan
lingkungan.

Kata kunci: Limbah Medis, Pengetahuan, Perilaku Pengolahan, Sikap, Tenaga
Kesehatan.
Background: Medical waste management in health facilities, such as Community
Health Centers, is an important issue that has an impact on public health and the
environment. Medical waste includes dangerous infectious agents, hazardous
chemicals, and sharp objects that require special handling according to standards.
This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and 
attitude with the behavior of medical waste management among health workers at 
the Gedong Air Community Health Center, Tanjung Karang Barat District, Bandar
Lampung City. 

Methods: The study was conducted using a cross-sectional study design with a total
sample of 77 health workers at the Gedong Air Community Health Center.
Inclusion criteria, which include health workers at the Gedong Air Community
Health Center, Bandar Lampung City and are willing to sign the research consent
form. Data collection was carried out through a structured questionnaire and
analyzed using the Chi-Square test with a significance level of ? = 0.05 which
measures knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of medical waste management.
Univariate analysis was carried out to describe each variable and bivariate analysis
to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and attitude with
medical waste management behavior.

Results: The results showed that the characteristics of the study respondents were
dominated by women (86.7%), health workers aged 21-34 years (50.6%), work
experience >10 years (51.9%) and S1 education (67, 5%). Univariate analysis
showed that most health workers had a good level of knowledge (89.6%), positive
attitudes (70.1%), and good medical waste management behavior (55.8%).
Statistical analysis using the Chi-Square test found a significant relationship
between the level of knowledge (p = 0.019) and attitudes (p = 0.015) with medical
waste management behavior.

Conclusion: Knowledge and attitudes of health workers significantly contribute to
medical waste management behavior at the Gedong Air Community Health Center.
These results are expected to serve as a basis for developing policies to improve
medical waste management in alignment with health and environmental standards.

Keywords: Attitude, Health Workers, Knowledge, Medical Waste, Processing
Behavior.

%C UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG
%D 2025
%I FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN
%L eprints84295