Gambaran Beberapa Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Insidensi Diare pada Balita Di RSU Saraswati Cikampek Periode Bulan Juli 2008
Abstract: Diarrhea in
Indonesia is potential to be epidemic; its morbidity is high and it may cause
death and malnutrition in infants and toddlers. In 2006, 41 districts of 16
provinces in Indonesia reported the incidents of diarrhea epidemic in their
area. At Cikampek Saraswati General Hospital, diarrhea was the fourth highest
disease in 2007 and children of 1-4 years old were the highest risk group. The
aim of this research is to describe the respondents’ education, economic level,
knowledge, attitudes, behavior, toddler’s nutrition, personal hygiene, as well
as the provision of clean water, environmental sanitation, and health facilities
that have affected the incidents of diarrhea in Cikampek Saraswati General
Hospital. This study uses descriptive methods, the cross-sectional research
design and 46 questionnaire items as the research instruments. The
participants of this
research were mothers
or guardian mothers
with children aged between
1-5 years old
suffering from diarrhea
and being registered
as patients in
Cikampek Saraswati General Hospital
in July 2008.
The incidental samples
were 104 people.
The findings showed
that the education, economic
level, knowledge, behavior, toddler’s nutrition, personal hygiene, and
environmental sanitation of the respondents were still poor, while the
attitudes of the respondents, the provision of clean water, health facilities
in the residence of respondents were already good.
Penulis: Ivone, July Ivone,
Meilinah Hidayat
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd090096
