The Effect Of Counseling About Prevention Of Diarrhea On The Knowledge Of Grade 3 And 4 Students At Budi Sastra Elementary School

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) diarrhea is a disease that affects 1.5 million children every year, which means almost all geographical regions in the world. Every year there are around 1.7 billion cases of diarrhea with a mortality rate of 760,000 children. Diarrheal disease is still one of the main problems in society which is very difficult to overcome. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of counseling on diarrhea prevention on the knowledge of grade 3 and 4 students at Budi Sastra Elementary School. Research This type of research is Quantitative. Pre-experimental design With the One Group Pre-Post Test Design. The population in this study were grades 3 and 4 of SD Budi Sastra totaling 104 people. The samples taken amounted to 84 respondents with the Proportional Random Sampling technique. The research instrument used a video and a questionnaire with a total of 20 questions about knowledge which was tested for validity with results obtained at 0.138 and a reliability test with a value of 0.87. Univariate data analysis using the frequency distribution and bivariate analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results of the study showed that most of the respondents had a sufficient level of knowledge in the pre-test (55%) and in the post-test, most of the respondents had a good level of knowledge (70%). The results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test obtained a significance value of P-value 0.000 <0.05, which means that there is an influence of counseling on prevention of diarrhea on the knowledge of grade 3 and 4 students. It is hoped that schools can work together with local health centers regarding diarrhea.