Strada Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK)
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020): November

Relationship between Mothers' Attitudes with Diarrhea Prevention in Toddlers

Indah Dewi Ridawati (Poltekkes Kemenkes Palembang)
Bintoro Nugroho (Musi Rawas District Social Service, South Sumatra)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Nov 2020

Abstract

The prevalence of diarrhea diseases is increasing, the total cases of diarrhea diseases listed in the Work Area Air Lais sub-district Community Health centers Padang Jaya in 2014 reached 230 cases. The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between mothers’ attitudes with prevention of diarrhea disease in toddlers. This research is a quantitative research with cross sectional design. The sample in this study were mothers with children under five by purposive sampling technique. The participants of this research was 95 mothers and statistical analysis using chi square. Results of the analysis found correlation between maternal attitudes with efforts to prevent diarrhea disease in toddlers (ρ value = 0.000). Expected health workers can improve the promotion for better health and increasing efforts to prevent diarrhea diseases that can be carried by mothers as a prevention of diarrhea disease in Toddlers.

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sjik

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Subject

Dentistry Health Professions Public Health

Description

STRADA Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK) is a journal developed to disseminate and discuss the scientific literature and other research on the development of health so as to improve health workers knowledge and ultimately population health worldwide. This journal is intended as a medium for ...