The Journal of Palembang Nursing Studies
Vol. 1 No. 3 (2022): September 2022

The relationship between body temperature and diet on typhoid fever among toddlers aged 3 – 5 years

Purnamasari, Anisa (Unknown)
Prima, Ashar (Unknown)
Harahap, Desrinah (Unknown)
Andas, Amzal Mortin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Sep 2022

Abstract

Background: Typhoid fever is a significant health problem in many countries. Globally, it is estimated that 21 million toddlers suffer from this disease each year. Purpose: This research aimed to analyze the relationship between handling body temperature and diet on the length of stay for typhoid fever among toddlers. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study design. The population in this study were 87 toddlers with typhoid fever Lepo-Lepo Health Care Center. The sampling technique was purposive sampling and obtained a total sample of 46 children under five. Results: We found that Treatment of body temperature on length of stay (X2 = 5.642; p = 0.003) and diet management on length of stay (X2 = 4.920; p = 0.001) at the level of confidence 95% (? = 0.05). It means that there is a relationship between handling body temperature and diet with the length of stay in toddlers with typhoid fever. Conclusions: This study provides information about the body temperature and diet contributing to toddlers with typhoid fever. Clinical and community nursing can provide intervention by considering temperature and diet.

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Journal Info

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jpns

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Subject

Nursing

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The Journal of Palembang Nursing Studies (JPNS) is a scholarly platform that has been designed to accommodate scientific works for researchers, lecturers, and nursing students. JPNS platform was started in January 2022. JPNS was designed using worldwide references that focus on the field of nursing ...