Factors Associated with Diarrhea Events in Toddlers Aged 6-59 Months in Teluknaga Health Center in 2019

Abstract

Diarrhea was the incidence of bowel movements with a more liquid consistency than usual, with a frequency of three times or more within a 24 hour period. In Puskesmas Teluknaga in getting cases of diarrhea in infants in 2018 increased by 16.80% from 2017. While in the last month data of February 2019, cases of diarrhea in infants were found as much as 54.93% of cases. This study aims to determine facto factors associated with the occurrence of diarrhea 6-59 months in Puskesmas Teluknaga Year 2019. This type of research is quantitative descriptive with cross-sectional approach. The population is mothers who have children in Puskesmas Teluknaga. Samples were taken as many as 80 respondents using systematic random sampling technique performed included analysis of univariate and bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square test. The research results obtained factors associated with the incidence of diarrhea are maternal education (0,001), Pengetahuan Capital (0,000) and Asi Exclusive (0,003).