Diarrhea is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood in developing countries. Diarrhea is caused by various factors, one of which is the administration of MP-ASI that is too early. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of ASI (MP-ASI) supplementation with the incidence of diarrhea in infants in Dusun 1 Simpang 3 Village Bandar Baru Subdistrict Sibolangit Regency in 2017 This type of research is analytical research with cross sectional design. The isolation of this study is that all mothers / families of knickknacked babies get MP-ASI and seek treatment at Pustu Dusun 1 Simpang 3, Bandar Baru Subdistrict, Sibolangit Regency in November 2016 - February 2017, taken by purposive simple technique. Bivariate analysis using the chi square test . The results showed that there was a significant relationship between complementary food ASI (MP-ASI) and the incidence of diarrhea in infants with -value 0.006 (<= 0.05). The researcher suggests health workers to improve health services by providing health education regarding the time, frequency, portion, type and method of early MP-ASI administration
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