<![CDATA[Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. ARI in Indonesia was ranked 6th in the world, reaching 6 million cases per year. One of factors that influence incidence of ARI is house environment. This study aimed to determine the relationship bertween house environment with acute respiratory infections (ARI) incidence in coastal communities in Lapulu Village, Subdistrict of Abeli 2014. This study is analytical observational with cross sectional study design. The sample size was 88 samples by applying proportional sampling technique. The independent variable were household crowding, natural ventilation, natural lighting, humidity, floor type, wall type and location of the kitchen. The data were analyzed by using chi-square test. The result at significance level α = 0,05 showed that there is relationship between household crowding (p-value = 0,000, CC = 0,415), natural ventilation (p-value=0,000, CC=0,394) , natural lighting (p-value= 0,001, CC= 0,330) , and humidity (p-value=0,015, CC= 0,250) with ARI incidence. Meanwhile, floor type (p-value=0,880, CC= 0,016), wall type (p-value=0,084, CC= 0,181), and location of the kitchen (p-value=0,582, CC= 0,059) does not show a relationship with ARI incidence. The conclusion that there are relationship between household crowding, natural ventilation, natural lighting and humidity with ARI incidence. In contrast, floor type, wall type, and location of the kitchen are not related with ARI incidence. Keywords : Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI), house environment, coastal communities]]>
