Training to Improve Community’s Knowledge, Attitude, Motivation and Behavior Related to the Building of Family Toilets in the Coastal Area

Authors

  • Edy Sabara

    Department of Electrical Engineering Education, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri,  Makassar 90222, Indonesia
  • Bakhrani Abdul Rauf

    Department of Civil Engineering and Planning Education, Faculty of Engineering,  Universitas Negeri, Makassar 90222, Indonesia
  • Desy Safitri

    Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program, Faculty of Education,  Universitas Negeri, Jakarta 13220, Indonesia
  • Arita Marini

    Social Science Education Study Program,  Faculty of Education,  Universitas Negeri, Jakarta 13220, Indonesia
  • Mithen Lullulan

    Department of Civil Engineering and Planning Education, Faculty of Engineering,  Universitas Negeri,  Makassar 90222, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v7i4.8130
Received: 18 December 2024 | Revised: 7 January 2025 | Accepted: 12 February 2025 | Published Online: 28 March 2025

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitude, motivation and behavior of the community before and after the experiment, and also to determine the effect of the experiment on increasing knowledge, attitude, motivation, and behavior related to the construction of family toilets in coastal areas. The study was conducted in Pangkep and Maros Regencies. A total of 50 heads of families were selected as participants using the purposive sampling method. 25 participants became the experimental group and 25 people became the control group. The research variables included knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of the community in building family toilets before and after the experiment. Data collection through tests, questionnaires, and observations to each participant. The research instruments were knowledge tests, questionnaires, and observations. Data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, with the t-test. The results of the study showed that based on the experiment, knowledge had a significant effect with a correlation coefficient of 0.94, attitudes had an effect of 0.91, motivation was 0.756, and behavior was 0.865. It can be concluded that the construction of family toilets in the coastal areas of Pangkep and Maros Regencies, before the experiment, the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of the community were in the low category, and after the experiment increased significantly to the high category. In addition, the results of the analysis showed that the experiment had a significant effect on increasing the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of the community towards the construction of family toilets in coastal areas.

Keywords:

Family Toilets; Knowledge; Attitude; Motivation; Coastal Area

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Sabara, E., Abdul Rauf, B., Safitri, D., Arita Marini, & Mithen Lullulan. (2025). Training to Improve Community’s Knowledge, Attitude, Motivation and Behavior Related to the Building of Family Toilets in the Coastal Area. Journal of Environmental & Earth Sciences, 7(4), 193–202. https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v7i4.8130

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