The Impact of Education and Income on Environmental Health Aspects in Urban Households

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.018How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Education, Income, Environmental health aspects, CHLB of household order, Malang City

Abstract

Population density in urban areas increases in line with the increase in urbanization. One of the guidelines for healthy living is Clean and Healthy Life Behaviour (CHLB) in which one of the aspects discussed is environmental health. This study aimed to determine the correlation between the level of educational level and income to the environmental health aspect in CHLB of household order. Based on the purpose of this research, the method employed in this work was correlational analytic research. The research design used is included in the explanatory survey design. The sampling technique utilized in this research is purposive sampling. The research instrument employed in this study was in the form of a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used in this work was Spearman’s Coefficient of Correlation with the level of significance of 0.05. There is a significant correlation between the educational level and income to the environmental health aspect in CHLB of household order. Education level is correlated to level of understanding and also related with healthy behavior. Income and healthy behavior are correlated with the need pyramid in Maslow theory. In the low income family, it stimulates to prioritize the fulfillment of life need than applying healthy behavior. In addition to self-motivation, healthy behavior can change with concerning in some aspect such as improve the level of community education, increase employment from various sectors, and encouraging them in community empowerment in the health sector.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Septa Katmawanti
AU  - Lailatun Nikmatasari
AU  - Siti Nurrochmah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/04
TI  - The Impact of Education and Income on Environmental Health Aspects in Urban Households
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Meeting on Public Health and Sports (ISMOPHS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 95
EP  - 100
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.018
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.018
ID  - Katmawanti2020
ER  -