Abstract:
Based on data from the Taluk Kanidai Village Health Center, there are still villages
that still defecate, one of which is Taluk Kanidai Village. And there are still a lot of
distance between the house and the river <100 m. This study aims to determine the
factors related to knowledge, the role of the head of the family, the distance between
the house and the river, the availability of latrines with open defecation in Taluk
Kanidai Village, Tambang District, Kampar Regency in 2019. This research uses
Cross Sectional design and uses Simple Random Sampling technique. The research
sample is 83 respondents. Independent variables in this study are knowledge, the
role of the head of the family, the distance of the house from the river, the availability
of latrines. The dependent variable is defecation in the river. From the Chi-Square
statistical test results There is a relationship between knowledge with BABS with
statistical test results showing that p value = 0,000. There is a relationship between
the distance of the house to the river with BABS with statistical test results showing
that p value = 0.001. There is a relationship between availability with BABS the
statistical test results show that p value = 0,000. Suggestions are expected by the
community to reduce the behavior of open defecation and to adopt attitudes to use
latrines so that the environment is clean and healthy
