Kejadian skabies telah menyebar ke seluruh dunia, mempengaruhi hampir semua kelompok umur, ras, dan status sosial ekonomi. skabies sering endemi di daerah pasifik yang tropis dan subtropis. faktor lingkungan tempat tinggal yang disebabkan kondisi kebersihan yang kurang terjaga, kebersihan diri, jarang mandi, sering berbagi atau jarang mengganti handuk dan jarang mengganti pakaian. banyaknya santri yang tinggal bersama di pesantren membuat mereka cenderung mengabaikan masalah kesehatan sehingga menyebabkan penderita skabies mayoritas santri. seseorang yang menderita skabies, mengalami rasa gatal yang parah ketika akan tidur. berbagai faktor dapat menyebabkan terjadinya skabies, termasuk lingkungan tempat tinggal yang disebabkan kondisi kebersihan yang kurang terjaga, kebersihan diri, sanitasi yang buruk seperti jarang mandi, sering berbagi atau jarang mengganti handuk dan jarang mengganti pakaian. tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan gambaran pengetahuan dan persepsi santri tentang perilaku pencegahan skabies di pesantren kota tarakan. penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode statistik deskriptif. jumlah sampel penelitian ini adalah 204 santri remaja di pesantren kota tarakan. sampel ditentukan dengan teknik total sampling. berdasarkan hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa santri rentan remaja di pesantren kota tarakan dengan pengetahuan baik sebanyak 33,8%, pengetahuan sedang atau cukup 47,1%, pengetahuan kurang 19,1%. persepsi santri tentang perilaku pencegahan skabies di pesantren kota tarakan dengan persepsi sangat baik 29,9%, persepsi baik 39,2%, persepsi cukup baik 20,1, persepsi kurang baik 10,8%. mayoritas santri menunjukkan pengetahuan yang cukup serta memiliki persepsi yang baik, sehingga perlu adanya peningkatan kesadaran santri untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan persepsi santri tentang perilaku pencegahan skabies di pesantren kota tarakan. kata kunci: pengetahuan, persepsi, pesantren, santri, skabies.

The occurrence of scabies has spread worldwide, affecting nearly all age groups, races, and social economic statuses. scabies is often endemic in tropical and subtropical pacific areas. environmental factors related to living conditions caused by poor hygiene, personal cleanliness, infrequent bathing, frequent sharing or rarely changing towels, and rarely changing clothes contribute to this issue. the large number of students living together in pesantren tends to make them neglect health problems, resulting in the majority of scabies sufferers being students. a person suffering from scabies experiences intense itching when sleeping. various factors can lead to the occurrence of scabies, including the living environment due to poor hygiene conditions, personal hygiene, poor sanitation such as infrequent bathing, often sharing or rarely changing towels, and infrequently changing clothes. the aim of this research was to describe the knowledge and perceptions of students about the scabies prevention behaviors in islamic boarding school of tarakan city. this research was a quantitative research using descriptive statistical methods. the sample size for this research was 204 teenage students at tarakan city islamic boarding school (pesantren). the sample was determined by using total sampling technique. based on the research results, it was found that adolescent students in tarakan city pesantren were categorized as follows: 33.8% had good knowledge, 47.1% had moderate or adequate knowledge, and 19.1% had poor knowledge. the students' perceptions of scabies prevention behavior at tarakan city pesantren showed that 29.9% had very good perception, 39.2% had good perception, 20.1% had fairly good perception, and 10.8% had poor perception. the majority of students displayed adequate knowledge and had good perceptions, it indicated a need for an increase in awareness among students to enhance their knowledge and perceptions regarding scabies prevention behavior in tarakan city pesantren. keywords: knowledge, perception, pesantren, students, scabies