<![CDATA[Most studies tended to focus on the association of health conditions or tantrum behavior in toddlers with maternal mental health. This study aimed to determine the differences in WHO SRQ-20 scores and the association of WHO SRQ-20 outcomes with fecal disposal factors and drinking water sources. This study used secondary data from RISKESDAS 2018, involving 670 mothers with children aged 6-23 months. The WHO SRQ-20 questionnaire was used to measure general mental health disorders. Mann-Whitney analysis was conducted to determine the difference in scores, while Chi-Square was used to examine the association of WHO SRQ-20 outcomes with toddler feces disposal factors and drinking water sources. All analyses were performed using SPSS 22.0, with a significance value of <0.05. The analysis showed that inappropriate fecal disposal and poor drinking water sources increased the total WHO SRQ-20 score (p=0.003, & p=0.041). Both factors were positively correlated with seven common mental health symptoms in mothers with children aged 6-23 months, including no appetite, difficulty thinking, difficulty making decisions, feelings of fear, trembling hands, and indigestion, with significant p-values (p<0.05) for each symptom. Environmental quality, especially inappropriate fecal disposal and poor drinking water sources, was significantly correlated with increased mental health symptoms among mothers with children aged 6-23 months.]]>
