TY - JOUR AU - Margareth, Dahlia AU - Ardillah, Yustini AU - Sari, Indah Purnama AU - Budiastuti, Anggun PY - 2022/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Access to Household Sanitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study in Dense Settlement Area of Palembang JF - Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat JA - JIKM VL - 13 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.26553/jikm.2022.13.1.97-111 UR - https://ejournal.fkm.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jikm/article/view/881 SP - 97 - 111 AB - <p><em>During the COVID-19 pandemic, access to sanitation is an important part of preventing COVID-19. Poor sanitation in the household has the potential to cause the spread of disease at the household level. Densely populated settlements are areas with the highest COVID-19 prevalence. The purpose of this research </em><em>was</em><em> to describe access to sanitation in households in densely populated residential areas. </em><em>This study was </em><em>Qualitative with descriptive design. Information was collected through in-depth interviews with informants and observations of sanitation facilities at the household level. People in densely populated settlements have access to clean water that meets the requirements of clean water for use in their daily life, however, the community </em><em>had</em><em> not fully provided hand washing facilities that meet standards, such as not equipped with soap and not having posters of information on how to wash hands. proper hand washing. Provision of temporary waste disposal facilities in community homes h</em><em>d</em><em>s not met existing standards, such as not made of strong materials, easy to rust, not easy to clean and many are not equipped with covers. Some people </em><em>did</em><em> not carry out processing and sorting of waste before finally throwing it into the trash. In addition, the implementation of disinfection </em><em>was</em><em> no longer routinely carried out. People can</em><em> not</em><em> afford to buy disinfectant. Access to sanitation in densely populated settlements ha</em><em>d</em><em> not been maximally fulfilled, it is necessary to improve the quality of sanitation facilities at the household level</em></p> ER -