Jurnal EduHealth
Vol. 13 No. 02 (2022): Jurnal eduHealth, Periode Oktober - December, 2022

The Effect of Environmental Sanitation on the Risk of Acute Diarrhea in Children in Indonesia

Adella Aisiyah (Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang)
Indah Laily Hilmi (Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang)
Salman Salman (Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Dec 2022

Abstract

Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children in Indonesia and 100,000 children under five die from diarrhea every year. The incidence of diarrhea in Indonesia reaches 6 million cases/year with every 756 cases there are 36 deaths. According to WHO (World Health Organization) it is estimated that there are 4 billion cases that occur worldwide with a total of 2.2 million deaths, most of which are children under 5 years of age. Acute diarrhea is caused by several factors, one of which is environmental factors such as lack of awareness of hygiene and sanitation. The method used in this study is a literature review by looking for articles related to the relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of diarrhea in children in Indonesia. The results showed that there was a relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of acute diarrhea in Indonesia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

healt

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health Veterinary

Description

The EduHealt journal contains articles based on research results or equivalent in the health field. The research includes research related to the community environment as well as in the general public. Articles published in this journal have never been published/published by other ...