JOURNAL LA MEDIHEALTICO
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): Journal La Medihealtico

Factors Associated with the Incidence of Diarrhea in the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) of the Community Health Center

Alfian Mas'ud (Batari Toja Watampone Academy of Nursing, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Jan 2021

Abstract

In general, the problem of diarrhea disease is one of the environmental-based diseases which is still the biggest health problem in Indonesia due to poor basic sanitation conditions, the physical environment and the low behavior of the community to live clean and healthy, and there are still many factors that cause the emergence of diarrhea disease. This research method is descriptive analytic with cross sectional design with a research sample of 112 people. Data analysis used univariate analysis and bivariate analysis with Chi square statistical tests. The results of this study indicate the relationship between predisposing factors such as education with a value of p = 0.000 (p <0.05), work with a value of p = 0.013 (p <0.05), income with a value of p = 0.024 (p <0.05) and knowledge with a value p = 0.13 (p> 0.05) and attitude p = 0.47 (p> 0.05). The conclusion in this research is that there is a relationship such as education, work and income, there is no relationship between knowledge and attitude with the incidence of diarrhea. It is recommended that mothers under five should always adopt clean and healthy living habits and provide nutritious food to avoid infectious diseases, especially diarrhea

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JournalLaMedihealtico

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health Veterinary

Description

Journal La Medihealtico is peer reviewed, open access Academic and Research Journal which publishes Original Research Articles, Review Article, Case Report editorial comments etc. in all fields of medical sciences and health sciences including Health Care Delivery, Health Care Research, ...