The Environmental Sanitation in Fishermen's Families in Muara Siberut, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to determine the physical components of houses, environmental sanitation facilities, and pro-environmental behavior in fisherman families in Muara Siberut Village, Mentawai Islands Regency. Ninety-eight fishermen's families were used as respondents, who were selected systematically and randomly. The physical components of the house that are assessed are floors, walls, living room windows, bedroom windows, ventilation, ceilings, and kitchen smoke holes. Environmental sanitation facilities include clean water sources, latrines, wastewater disposal facilities, and garbage disposal sites. Pro-environmental behavior includes waste disposal methods, disease vector control, the habit of wearing footwear, the habit of opening windows, and cleaning the yard. The results showed that 44.9% of the physical components of fishermen's family houses in Muara Siberut were not good (the score obtained is less than the average score), 39.8% of families had poor environmental sanitation facilities (the score obtained is less than the average score), and 38.8% of fishermen's families had poor pro-environmental behavior (the score obtained is less than the average score). Nearly half of the environmental health of fishing families in Muara Siberut, Mentawai Islands Regency, is in the unfavorable category (score is less than the average score). It is recommended that the regional government provide environmental health education related to housing environmental health and pro-environmental behavior and provide a stimulus for environmental sanitation facilities that meet health requirements for fishermen families in Muara Siberut.