Kualitas Air Sungai Irigasi dan Persepsi Pemanfaatannya pada Suku Jawa dan Madura
Artikel ini telah terbit pada Jurnal Spirulina. Jurnal Penelitian kesehatan dan Farmasi. Vol. 8 No. 1 Januari 2013. ISSN 1907-2171 Pusat Penelitian Kesehatan. Lembaga Penelitian Universitas Jember. Perception of river water utilization is a process of stimulus acceptance and management that will form an attitude and action. Perception can be influenced by a person`s knowledge, characteristics and cultural. River water utilization incompatible with their use can reduce the quality. This research aims to analyze the characteristics and knowledge of irrigation water quality on the perception of utilization of river water. This research is analytical research which is based on time using cross sectional approach. The number of the sample is 81 sample which is taken based on proportional cluster random sampling techniques. Data collecting in this research using questionnaire. Data that obtain was analyzed using spearman rank correlation coefficient test with α= 0,05. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the respondent`s age with the respondents perception about the river water utilization with the p value = 0,163; there is a significant relationship between knowledge of irrigation water quality of the respondents with p-value=0,000. There is a significant difference between the perception of Javanese people with Madurese people with a p value=0,000. The water of the river can`t use the daily activation because it contains total coliform 16000 JPT/100ml. Based on these result, it is expected to all figure people to guiding the people the good utilization of river water.