ARI in toddlers is very dangerous if not treated immediately, it is necessary to increase knowledge by providing education on how to prevent ARI in toddlers. Pocket Book Media is a tool in the form of a book, equipped with writing and pictures that can cover many people, practical in its use because it can be used anywhere. Media leaflet is a sheet of paper that contains writing in short, dense, easy-to-understand sentences and simple pictures. The aim of the study was to determine whether there was a difference in parental knowledge about preventing ARI in toddlers against the group given pocket books and the group given leaflets. This research method uses a quasi-experimental approach with a two group pretest – posttest design approach. The population in this study were children under five who suffered from ARI in January-February 2021 in the Hebeybhulu Yoka Health Center area totaling 56 people, while the sample using random sampling technique was 30 people. The data collection instrument used a questionnaire. The results showed that there was no difference in parental knowledge about ARI prevention in the group given the Pocket Book and the group given Leaflets.
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