ARTIs Prevention Efforts at Paya Lebar Village

Abstract

Acute respiratory tract infection (ARTIs) is an acute respiratory infection that attacks the throat, nose, and lungs that lasts approximately 14 days, ARTIS affects the structure of the channel above the larynx, but most of these diseases affect the upper and lower tracts stimulant or sequentially. (Nurrijal, 2009). According to WHO, ARTIs are the fourth of the 15 million causes of death each year. The number of each year the incidence of ARTIS in Indonesia is 150,000 cases, or it can be said that one person dies every 5 minutes. Activities carried out in the terrace/yard of the Tanjung Uban Health Center on Thursday, May 20, 2021, 15.30 16.00 WIB. The methods used are lectures and questions and answers. The activity was attended by 15 people representing the KB Village and Paya Lebar Village, Tanjung Uban Village. The people who attended the event were 100% mothers. With the big role of mothers in the household, it is hoped that the education delivered can benefit the village community and for the family in particular. In providing education, it is carried out using power points, flipcharts, and leaflets. The activity lasts for 30 minutes and conducts discussion and question and answer by presenters and participants who attend. The results of the evaluation to participants by asking some of the materials that have been given, and participants can answer questions from the presenters about ARTIS, its prevention, and treatment at home.