The Level of Knowledge about Solar Dome Dryer in Ngargosari Village, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta
Suwarno1, Nur^Aini Purnamaningsih2, Tri Sunarsih3, Nofran Putra Pratama4, Murwani Eko Astuti5, Anton Yudhana6, Safinta Nurindra Rahmadhia7, Novi Febrianti8

1,2,3,4,5Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta, Indonesia
6,7,8Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia
Corresponding author: suwarno.m787[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Ngargosari Village, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta has various potential plants that can be utilized in the economic and health sectors, including moringa and ginger. Lack of knowledge of post-harvest crop processing technology is the main obstacle for the people of Ngargosari Village, where processing is still conventional, and the market segment is limited to neighbors and collectors. Therefore, a Solar Dryer Dome is needed to be able to dry wet simplicia into good quality dry simplicia.
Purpose: The objective of this study was to describe the level of knowledge about solar dome dryer in Ngargosari, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.
Methods: This research design was a quantitative descriptive study. This research was conducted in Ngargosari Village, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, in October 2023. The sample in this study were 17 respondents in Ngargosari Village, Yogyakarta. The sampling technique used was total sampling. This research measures the level of knowledge about Solar Dome Dryers. The level of knowledge about solar dome dryer were obtained with questionnaire, in a pre-test and post-test. Data analysis technique using descriptive analysis.
Results: The results showed that characteristics respondents in this study consisted of 10 women (58.8%) and 7 men (41.2%). The research results showed that the level of knowledge about solar dome dryers pre-test was 66.47 and increased to 70 during the post test. There was also an increase in the lowest (minimum) score obtained by respondents, from 20 to 40 during the post-test. The majority of respondents got a score of 70 and the level of knowledge in the good category was increased by 5.9%.

Keywords: Knowledge, Solar Dome Dryer, Explanation

Topic: Health Education