HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN  DAN TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN DENGAN PERILAKU WARGA MEMBUANG SAMPAH RUMAH TANGGA DI DESA CEPOKOREJO, KECAMATAN PALANG, KABUPATEN TUBAN

RELATIONSHIP LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION LEVEL WITH RESIDENTS' BEHAVIOR OF DISPOSING HOUSEHOLD WASTE IN CEPOKOREJO VILLAGE, PALANG DISTRICT, TUBAN REGENCY

Hasil survey awal menunjukan terdapat tumpukan sampah sebesar ±25m³ di area sungai Desa Cepokorejo, Kecamatan Palang, Kabupaten Tuban yang 90% didominasi oleh jenis sampah plastik yang sulit terurai. Peneliti masih menjumpai sekitar 65% warga desa membuang kantong berisi sampah ke sungai langsung, sehingga menggeser fungsi sungai menjadi TPA. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan dan tingkat pendidikan warga dengan perilaku warga dalam membuang sampah rumah tangga di Desa Cepokorejo, Kecamatan Palang, Kabupaten Tuban.

Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu survey cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 4849 warga dan sejumlah 98 warga terpilih menjadi sampel. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik wawancara terstruktur dengan cara menyebar kuesioner kepada sejumlah sampel. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis univariat dan analisis bivariat dengan uji Chi Square, untuk mengetahui besaran hubungan kedua variabel menggunakan Koefisien Kontingensi.

Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa 74% warga berperilaku kurang baik dalam membuang sampah rumah tangga dan hanya 26% yang berperilaku baik. Latar belakang pendidikan warga lebih dominan menempuh pendidikan dasar yaitu 64% dan sebanyak 36% menempuh pendidikan sampai jenjang mengengah atas, hasil Chi Square menunjukkan tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara variabel latar belakang pendidikan dengan perilaku warga dalam membuang sampah. Kategori pengetahuan warga mengenai sampah rumah tangga sebanyak 63% termasuk dalam kategori kurang baik, dan 37% masuk dalam kategori baik, hasil Chi Square menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara variabel pengetahuan dengan perilaku membuang sampah rumah tangga di Desa Cepokorejo, Kecamatan Palang, Kabupaten Tuban (p=0,038) dan relative risk =  1,6 yang termasuk dalam kategori rendah (C=0,21). 

The results of the initial survey showed that there was a pile of garbage of ±25m3 in the river area of ​​Cepokorejo Village, Palang District, Tuban Regency, 90% of which was dominated by the type of plastic waste that was difficult to decompose. Researchers still found that around 65% of villagers dumped bags filled with garbage directly into the river, thus shifting the function of the river into a landfill. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the level of knowledge and education level of residents with the behavior of residents in disposing of household waste in Cepokorejo Village, Palang District, Tuban Regency.

The type of research used is a cross sectional survey. The population in this study were 4849 residents and a total of 98 residents were selected as samples. The data collection technique used a structured interview technique by distributing questionnaires to a number of samples. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis and bivariate analysis with Chi Square test, to determine the magnitude of the relationship between the two variables using the Contingency Coefficient.

The results of the study show that 74% of residents behave badly in disposing of household waste and only 26% have good behavior. The educational background of the residents is more dominant in taking basic education, namely 64% and as much as 36% taking education to the upper secondary level, the Chi Square results show that there is no significant relationship between the educational background variable and the behavior of residents in disposing of garbage. The category of residents' knowledge about household waste as much as 63% is included in the poor category, and 37% is in the good category. Chi Square results show that there is a significant relationship between the knowledge variable and the behavior of disposing of household waste in Cepokorejo Village, Palang District, Tuban Regency. (p = 0.038) and relative risk = 1.6 which is included in the low category (C = 0.21).