Authors: 1Yazmin Armin Abdullah | 2Hasnawati Amqam | 3Darmawansyah| 4Anwar Mallongi | 5Erniwati Ibrahim | 6M Furqaan Naiem
1,2,4,5Environmental Health Department,3Health Administration & Policy Department,
6Occupational Health and Safety Department,
Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Email: yazminarminabdullah@gmail.com | hasnawati.amqam@unhas.ac.id | darmawansyah1964@gmail.com | anwar_envi@yahoo.com | erwinkhalid1@gmail.com | mfurqaan@yahoo.com.au
Abstract
One of the indoor biological pollution is the existence of bacteria. The existence of bacteria in the air indoor of hospital will rise nosocomial infection. One of the prevention and control ways of the bacteria is by spraying disinfectants. Generally, disinfectants use chemicals. However chemical disinfectant will result in adverse effect to both of environmental and health. So it need to find the alternative disinfectants from natural of garlic (Allium sativum). This study aimed to explore the effect of application of garlic (Allium sativum) as natural disinfectant to the existence of bacteria Staphylococcus aureus in Hasanuddin University Hospital. This research was quasi-experimental study using a pretest-posttest control group design. There were three rooms of policlinic in the University Hasanuddin Hospital, where the sampling to place. The garlic concentration was dissolved to make a concentration of 40%, 60%, 80%, of solution then used for spraying the existence of bacteria was checked the rooms before and after spraying disinfectant. The results of this study showed that application of garlic (Allium sativum) can eliminate the existence of bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. It is concluding that concentration 80% of garlic (Allium sativum) gave most influence to the elimination of bacterial death. It is recommended to the hospital to apply the use of disinfectants from elimination these natural plant.
Keywords: Garlic, Staphylococcus aureus, Disinfectants, Hospital.
