GAMBARAN PERILAKU HYGIENE SANITASI PEDAGANG MAKANAN JAJANAN DI JAKABARING SPORT CITY KOTA PALEMBANG TAHUN 2025

Latar Belakang: Keamanan makanan menjadi isu penting dalam pencegahan penyakit bawaan makanan (food-borne disease) karena makanan yang terkontaminasi dapat menyebabkan penyakit seperti diare, demam tifoid, dan keracunan makanan. Pedagang makanan jajanan, sebagai penjamah makanan langsung, memiliki peran penting dalam menjaga kebersihan dan sanitasi makanan. Tujuan Penelitian: Diketahuinya gambaran perilaku hygiene sanitasi pedagang makanan jajanan di Jakabaring Sport City Kota Palembang tahun 2025. Metode Penelitian: Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh pedagang makanan jajanan di sekitaran danau Jakabaring Sport City Kota Palembang. Sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 36 orang. Alat pengumpul data adalah lembar kuesioner. Analisis data dilakukan
dengan analisis univariat. Hasil Penelitian: Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik responden berdasarkan jenis kelamin laki laki sebesar (25,0%)
dan perempuan (75,0%), usia muda < 47 tahun sebesar (41,5%) dan usia tua ≥ 47 tahun (51,8%), Pendidikan terakhir SD-SMP sebesar (52,8%) dan SMA-Perguruan tinggi (47,2%). Pengetahuan responden tidak baik sebesar (66,7%) dan baik (33,3%), sikap responden negatif sebesar (36,1%) dan positif (63,9%), tindakan responden tidak baik sebesar (55,6%) dan baik (44,4%). Kesimpulan: Meskipun sebagian besar pedagang memiliki sikap positif terhadap hygiene sanitasi, tetapi rendahnya pengetahuan dan tindakan yang tidak sesuai menujukkan diperlukan upaya edukasi dan pengawasan rutin untuk meningkatkan perilaku hygiene sanitasi di kalangan pedagang makanan jajanan.

Background: Food safety is an important issue in the prevention of food-borne diseases because contaminated food can cause diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid fever, and food poisoning. Snack food vendors, as direct food handlers, have an important role in maintaining food hygiene and anitation. Research Objective: To know the description of the sanitary hygiene behavior of snack food vendors in Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang City in 2025. Research Methods: This type of research is descriptive research. The population in this study is all snack food traders around the Jakabaring Sport City lake, Palembang City. The sample in this study was 36 people. The data collection tool is the questionnaire sheet. Data analysis was carried out by univariate analysis. Research Results: The results of this study show that the characteristics of respondents based on gender are male (25.0%) and female (75.0%), young age < 47 years old (41.5%) and old age ≥ 47 years old (51.8%), the last education of elementary and junior high school is (52.8%) and high school-college (47.2%). Respondents' knowledge was not good (66.7%) and good (33.3%), respondents' attitudes were negative (36.1%) and positive (63.9%), respondents' actions were not good (55.6%) and good (44.4%). Conclusion: Although most traders have a positive attitude towards sanitation hygiene, the low knowledge and inappropriate actions indicate the need for regular education and supervision efforts to improve sanitation hygiene behavior among snack food traders.