Pemberdayaan Santriwati melalui Penyuluhan Kesehatan dan Pelatihan Pembuatan Sabun Herbal Berbahan Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata) dan Binahong (Anredera cordifolia)

Abstract

Scabies is one of the infectious skin diseases that are still widely found in the Islamic boarding school environment due to the high intensity of contact between students, housing density, and suboptimal personal hygiene behavior. This community service activity aims to improve the knowledge and skills of students in the prevention of scabies through health education and training in making herbal soap made from sambiloto and binahong extracts. The activity was carried out at the Ma'hadul Qur'an Islamic Boarding School, Boyolali District by involving students as participants. The methods used include health counseling, demonstrations, herbal soap making practices, mentoring, and evaluations carried out to measure the increase in knowledge, skills, and satisfaction of participants. The average score of knowledge about scabies was from 58.4 to 87.6, the average score of knowledge about herbal plants was from 54.1 to 89.3 and the average score of knowledge about personal hygiene was from 61.7 to 88.2. Increasing the knowledge, skills, and level of satisfaction of participants in the implementation of activities related to the prevention of scabies and the use of medicinal plants. In addition, the formation of clean and healthy living behaviors and increasing the independence of students using plants