169 Personal Hygiene dengan Kejadian Penyakit Kulit Personal Hygiene with the Incidence of Skin Diseases Apriyana Irjayanti* 1 , Anton Wambrauw 1 , Ida Wahyuni 1 , Ayu Anisa Maranden 1 1 Universitas Cenderawasih DOI: https://doi.org/10.35816/jiskh.v12i1.926 Received: 2022-12-01 / Accepted: 2023-04-04/ Published: 2023-06-01 ©The Authors 2023. This is an open-access article under the CC BY 4.0 license ABSTRACT Skin disease is a disease that attacks the surface of the body and is caused by various diseases. Fungi, germs, viruses, and parasites can also cause skin diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personal hygiene and the incidence of skin diseases. This type of research uses an analytic observational method with a cross-sectional research design. The population in this study was 149 residents, and samples taken from the entire population were 149 respondents. The sampling technique uses total sampling. Collecting data using questionnaires and observation. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariate analyses using the chi-square test (α<0.05). The study results show an overview of the incidence of skin disease from 149 respondents who suffer from skin disease (67.1%). The description of personal hygiene (skin cleanliness, hand hygiene, clothing cleanliness, and use of towels) from 149 respondents (89.3%) was not good. The results of personal hygiene research obtained p-value = (0.000). The conclusion is that there is a relationship between personal hygiene and the incidence of skin diseases. Community Health Centres should increase efforts to prevent and control skin diseases by increasing the socialization of clean and healthy living behaviors to support public health. Keywords: hand hygiene, healthy lifestyle, skin diseases. ABSTRAK Penyakit kulit merupakan suatu penyakit yang menyerang pada permukaan tubuh dan disebabkan oleh berbagai macam penyakit. Penyakit kulit dapat juga disebabkan oleh jamur, kuman, virus, dan parasit. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui hubungan personal hygiene dengan kejadian penyakit kulit. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan metode observasional analitik dengan desain penelitian cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 149 penduduk, sampel yang diambil seluruh total populasi sebanyak 149 respoden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan total sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan observasi. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis univariat dan analisis bivariat, menggunakan uji chi-square(α<0,05). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan gambaran kejadian penyakit kulit dari 149 responden yang menderita penyakit kulit yaitu sebanyak (67,1%). Gambaran personal hygiene (kebersihan kulit, kebersihan tangan, kebersihan pakaian, dan penggunaan handuk) dari 149 responden yang kurang baik sebanyak (89,3%). Hasil penelitian personal hygiene diperoleh nilai p-value = (0,000). Kesimpulan bahwa ada hubungan antara personal hygiene dengan kejadian penyakit kulit. Bagi Puskesmas agar meningkatkan upaya pencegahan dan pengendalian penyakit kulit dengan cara meningkatkan sosialisasi perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat untuk menunjang kesehatan masyarakat Kata kunci: kebersihan tangan, gaya hidup sehat, penyakit kulit. Corresponding author Nama: Apriyana Email: apriyanairjayanti04@gmail.com