The Relationship Between Clean and Healthy Living Behavior and the Incidence of Typhoid Fever at the Bahomotefe Community Health Center

Abstract

Typhoid fever remains a public health problem that is closely associated with the low implementation of clean and healthy living behaviors (PHBS). Non-adherence to PHBS principles can increase the risk of disease transmission, particularly through the consumption of contaminated food and water. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between PHBS and the incidence of typhoid fever in the working area of the UPTD Bahomotefe Community Health Center, Morowali Regency, in 2025. This study sought to determine the association between clean and healthy living behaviors and the incidence of typhoid fever in the Bahomotefe Health Center working area. The results showed a significant relationship between clean and healthy living behaviors and the incidence of typhoid fever (p = 0.002). Most respondents with poor and moderate PHBS categories experienced typhoid fever, whereas the majority of respondents with good PHBS did not experience typhoid fever. These findings indicate that better implementation of PHBS is associated with a lower risk of typhoid fever. There is a statistically significant relationship between clean and healthy living behaviors and the incidence of typhoid fever in the Bahomotefe Health Center working area. Good implementation of PHBS has been proven to reduce the risk of typhoid fever; therefore, efforts to enhance education and health promotion are needed to encourage the community to optimally adopt PHBS.