Latar belakang: Sarana rekreasi air yang menggunakan air alami atau disebut pemandian umum berpotensi menyebabkan penyakit bagi penggunanya, diantaranya adalah keluhan penyakit kulit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan perilaku pengguna pemandian umum dengan keluhan penyakit kulit setelah berenang di pemandian umum.Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observational dengan desain cross sectional. Variabel dependen adalah keluhan penyakit kulit, sedangkan variabel independen adalah pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan pengunjung terhadap pencegahan penyakit yang dapat terjadi setelah berenang di pemandian umum. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui penyebaran kuisioner secara online dengan kriteria inklusi yang ditetapkan. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap pengguna Pemandian Bektiharjo, Kabupaten Tuban, Jawa Timur. Diperoleh 100 responden yang bersedia berpartisipasi. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan uji chi-square.Hasil: Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik pengguna Pemandian Bektiharjo yaitu berjenis kelamin laki-laki (48%), berumur ³17 tahun (82%), dan tingkat pendidikan terakhir tinggi (69%). Keluhan penyakit kulit dialami oleh 86% pengguna, berupa keluhan dengan tingkat ringan. Aspek perilaku yang berhubungan signifikan dengan keluhan penyakit kulit adalah pengetahuan (p=0,002). Pengguna pemandian umum kurang memiliki kebiasaan atau tindakan pencegahan terjadinya penyakit kulit (69%).Simpulan: Pengetahuan mengenai pencegahan terjadinya penyakit kulit di pemandian umum berhubungan dengan keluhan penyakit kulit setelah berenang di Pemandian Bektiharjo, Kabupaten Tuban, Jawa Timur. Disarankan agar pengelola pemandian umum memberikan edukasi pada pengunjung dan memonitor kualitas air pemandian secara periodik. ABSTRACT Title: Relationship of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Swimmers with Skin-related Illnesses in Bektiharjo Recreational Water, Tuban, East Java, IndonesiaBackground: Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) can be caused by chemicals and germs found in the freshwater public bath we swim or play in, such as skin diseases. This study aims to analyze the relationship between the behavior of users and complaints of skin diseases after swimming or playing in freshwater. Method: This research was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. The dependent variables were complaints of skin diseases, while the independent knowledge, attitudes, and visitors' habit are to prevent recreational water illness. Data collection was carried out by online questionnaires with specific inclusion criteria. The subjects were users of the Bektiharjo pools, Tuban Regency, East Java. There were 100 respondents were participated and the data were analyzed by chi-square test.Result: The study found that the users of the Bektiharjo pools were male (48%), aged ³17 years (82%), and had high education (69%). Skin disease complaints are found by 86% of users, mostly at a mild level. The knowledge of skin disease prevention was significantly related to complaints of skin disease (p=0.002). Most users have bad habits in skin disease prevention (69%).Conclusion: Knowledge about the prevention of skin diseases is related to complaints of skin diseases following exposure to Bektiharjo Public Baths, Tuban Regency, East Java. It is recommended that public bath managers provide education to visitors and freshwater quality should be monitored periodically.
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