DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF HEALTH STATUS OF BEGINNERS IN PUWATU TPAS KENDARI CITY

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The results of the preliminary survey conducted by researchers of 30 scavengers in TPAS Puuwatu scavenger results obtained 26.3% complained of back pain, fever 36.9%, 10.5% abdominal pain, and dizziness 26.3%. The purpose of this study was to determine the health of scavengers in the TPAS stasus Puuwatu Kendari 2012. The population in this study are all scavengers in the TPAS Puuwatu Kendari 2012, with a sample of 50 people drawn by using incidental sampling technique. The results obtained show that the poor health status of respondents as many as 38 respondents (76.0%) who had complaints of illness. Environmental respondents include providing enough water for daily needs of 39 respondents (78%), provision of toilets not eligible 21 respondents (42,%) and provision of latrines are eligible 29 respondents (58%). Hygiene behavior include individual respondents showed 36 respondents (72.0%) had good personal hygiene. Respondents include the availability of health services health services are available to answer the 50 respondents (100%), respondents who did not reach the health service that is 32 respondents (64%), respondents who did not take advantage of health care that is 12 respondents (24%)