Relationship Between Personal Hygiene and Echerichia Coli Bacteria on The Palm of Children’s SDN X in Kediri City

Introduction: Hands become an intermediary for germs entering the body. For this reason, hand hygiene must always be maintained to minimize the risk of germs entering our bodies, because hands often carry microorganisms from one person to another. The behavior of maintaining cleanliness, especially the palms of the hands, is an effort to empower students in the school environment to know and be able to practice how to maintain personal hygiene, especially the hands. If children do not practice proper personal hygiene, they will be at risk of experiencing various health problems. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between personal hygiene and the presence of Echerichia coli bacteria on the palms of Children at SDN X In Kediri City. Method: The design used was cross sectional study. The population was 56. Sampling used Quota Sampling, namely 30 palm swabs from Children at SDN X In Kediri City. In giving scores for Personal Hygiene, a Likert scale was used. Materials used for research were EMB, TSIA, UREA and IMVC media, tools used were coot swabs , incubator, oven and autoclav, personal hygiene variables and Echerichia coli bacteria, research carried out from April to May 2023 Chi-square test analysis using SPSS (Statistical Program For Social Science). The results: 29 samples identified the presence of bacteria and 1 sterile sample, identified bacteria including Salmonella sp (30%) also found Klebsiella sp (20%) and Echerichia coli (47%) bacteria. The personal hygiene of the chindren showed 50% has bad personal hygiene, 43% has good personal hygiene and 7% has very good personal hygiene. As well as showing the presence of Echerichia coli bacteria on the palms of elementary school children. Conclusion A significant relationship was found in the statistical test because the results showed an Asymp.Sig value of 0.000 where the value <0.05 where Ha was accepted and H0 was rejected.