https://jurnalnew.unimus.ac.id/index.php/JPHTD <table style="height: 243px;" width="702"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="109">Journal title</td> <td width="15">:</td> <td width="64"><strong>JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL DISEASES</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Abbreviation </td> <td>:</td> <td>JPHTD</td> </tr> <tr> <td>e-ISSN</td> <td>:</td> <td>ISSN 1234-5678</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Frequency </td> <td>:</td> <td>Quarterly (December, March, June, September)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DOI</td> <td>:</td> <td>https://doi.org/10.26714/jphtd (Crossref)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td>:</td> <td>Prof. Dr. Sayono, S.KM, M.Kes (Epid)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Publisher</td> <td>:</td> <td>Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Indexing</td> <td>:</td> <td>[Sinta] <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&amp;user=f2tMtAMAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;authuser=1&amp;sortby=pubdate">[Google]</a> [Garuda] [Copernicus] [Crossref] [Dimensions] [Base] [ASCI]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Scope:</strong> Public Health, Tropical &amp; Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Promotion &amp; Disease Prevention, Global &amp; Community Health, Health Policy &amp; Management.</p> Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang en-US Jurnal of Public Health and Tropical Diseases <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/</a></p> https://jurnalnew.unimus.ac.id/index.php/JPHTD/article/view/1040 <p><strong>Background</strong>: Superficial dermatophytosis is a common fungal infection that remains a public health concern, particularly in communal living environments such as Islamic boarding schools where close contact and suboptimal hygiene practices facilitate transmission. Behavioral factors, including knowledge, attitudes, and personal hygiene, play an important role in influencing individual susceptibility to dermatophytosis. <strong>Method</strong>: This study aimed to examine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and personal hygiene and the incidence of superficial dermatophytosis among students in Islamic boarding schools in Darussalam District, Aceh Besar. <strong>Results</strong>: Knowledge (p= 0.023; OR= 2.424; 95% CI: 1.124–5.229), attitudes (p= 0.007; OR= 5.453; 95% CI: 1.428–20.816), and personal hygiene (p&lt; 0.001; OR= 40.000; 95% CI: 5.120–312.470) were significantly associated with superficial dermatophytosis. Poor personal hygiene demonstrated the strongest association with disease occurrence. <strong>Discussion</strong>: These findings highlight that inadequate knowledge and unfavorable attitudes may lead to poor hygiene behaviors, increasing the risk of dermatophytosis transmission in densely populated educational settings. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Behavioral factors, particularly personal hygiene, are key determinants of superficial dermatophytosis among Islamic boarding school students. Strengthening health education, hygiene promotion, and preventive interventions within boarding school settings is essential to reduce the burden of dermatophytosis.</p> Winda Yulia Aulia Zalsabila Rosadi Reno Keumalazia Kamarlis Nanda Earlia RM. Agung Pranata Kusuma Atmaja Iflan Nauval Copyright (c) 2026 Jurnal of Public Health and Tropical Diseases https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2026-03-31 2026-03-31 2 1 1 6