THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION BEHAVIOR IN SOCIETY OF SEMARANG CITY

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out the impact of knowledge and the perception of environmental sanitation behavior in Semarang city. The population in this study is housewives aged 30 to 60 years old in Semarang City. Samples are 100 housewives from the Sumurboto, Ngesrep and Karang Bendo Administrative Village in Semarang City. The research was conducted by using multiple linear regression equation. The results of this study suggest that the impact of knowledge on environmental sanitation behavior is positive and significant. While the impact of perception on environmental hygiene behavior is positive and not significant.

Keywords

• knowledge
• perception
• Environmental sanitation
• behavior