ABSTRAK

HUBUNGAN KEBIASAAN MENCUCI TANGAN IBU DAN IMUNISASI DASAR TERHADAP KEJADIAN DIARE BALITA DI PUSKESMAS CEMPAKA

Parman DPS

Latar Belakang: Diare merupakan penyakit dengan angka kematian kedua tertinggi di dunia terutama pada balita. Sebanyak 1,4 juta balita di dunia meninggal akibat diare setiap tahunnya. Diare dapat berakibat fatal apabila tidak ditangani secara serius dan segera karena tubuh balita sebagian besar terdiri atas air, sehingga sangat mudah terkena dehidrasi.

Tujuan: Menganalisis hubungan kebiasaan mencuci tangan ibu dan imunisasi dasar terhadap kejadian diare pada balita di Puskesmas Cempaka.

Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian observasional analitik dengan pendekatan retrospektif (case control study). Responden penelitian berjumlah 72 orang. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu seluruh ibu yang memiliki balita di Puskesmas Cempaka, menggunakan teknik insidental sampling. Analisis data menggunakan uji chi-square.

Hasil: Ada hubungan kebiasaan mencuci tangan ibu (p = 0,009 < 0,05) dan imunisasi dasar (p = 0,002 < 0,05) terhadap kejadian diare pada balita.

Diskusi: Terdapat berbagai faktor lain yang berkaitan dengan kejadian diare pada balita, antara lain lingkungan, perebusan air minum, ASI, dll

Kata kunci: diare, cuci tangan, imunisasi, balita

ABSTRACT

RELATIONSHIP OF MOTHER'S HAND WASHING HABIT AND BASIC IMMUNIZATION TOWARDS DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE IN CEMPAKA HEALTH CENTER

Parman DPS

Background: Diarrhea is a disease with the second highest mortality rate in the world, especially in children under five. As many as 1.4 million children under five in the world died from diarrhea every year. Diarrhea could be fatal if not treated seriously and immediately because toddlers' bodies are mostly made up of water, so they are very susceptible to dehydration.

Objectives: To analyze the relationship of mother's hand washing habit and the completeness status of basic immunization on the incidence of diarrhea in children under five in the Cempaka Health Center.

Methods: This study used an analytical observational research design with a retrospective approach (case control study). The research respondents were 72 people. The population in this study were all mothers who had toddlers in the Cempaka Health Center, it used an incidental sampling technique. Data analysis used chi-square test.

Results: There is a relationship between mother's hand washing habits (p= 0.009<0.05) and basic immunization (p= 0.002<0.05) on the incidence of diarrhea in children under five.

Discussion: There are other factors related to the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers, including the environment, boiling drinking water, breast milk, etc

Keywords: diarrhea, hand washing, immunization, child