Factors Associated With Mother In Doing Diarrhea Prevention Efforts In Toddler Village Iha Work Area Community Health Center Amahai
Wiwi Rumaolat
Abstract
Diarrhea is one cause of high morbidity and mortality in children, especially in infants. In Indonesia, diarrhea is a public health problem, due to the high morbidity and mortality, especially in infants. Though various prevention Efforts have been made to reduce the incidence of diarrhea. The role of parents in prevention activities is a very important factor. Knowledge and attitudes is needed in determining a person's behavior. This study aims to determine the factors associated with maternal Efforts in the prevention of diarrhea in infants in the village community health centers Amahai Iha region. The method used is the analytic correlation, a sample of 33 respondents with a sampling technique using simple random sampling. The instrument used questionnaire. Using the Chi-square test with a significance level of 0:05. The results in this study significant Obtained value of education (p = 0.005), knowledge (p = 0.045), and attitude (p = 0.031). From Reviews These results it can be concluded that there is a relationship of education, knowledge, and attitudes of mothers in the prevention of diarrhea in infants in the village community health center working area Amahai Iha.