STATUS GIZI DAN PRAKTIK HYGIENE DENGAN KEJADIAN DIARE PADA BALITA

Abstract

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 Diare adalah pengeluaran tinja cair dengan frekuensi lebih dari 3 kali. Diare tiap tahunnya menjadi salah satu penyakit yang menyebabkan malnutrisi dan mortalitas pada anak, sehingga menjadikan anak mengalami gangguan tumbuh kembang. Tujuan  penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan  status gizi dan praktik hygene dengan kejadian diare pada balita. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah deskripsi analisis dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Sampel dalam penelitia ini adalah 36 ibu balita yang berkunjung ke Puskesmas Bulak Banteng Surabaya yang dipilih dengan accidental sampling.  Variabel terikat kejadian diare pada balita, variabel bebas status gizi dan praktik hygene. Pengukuran status gizi balita menggunakan antropometri, sedangkan pengukuran praktik hygiene ibu dan dan kejadian diare menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis Data secara deskripsi pada karakteristik dan masing variable.  Untuk mengetahui hubungan pada masing-masing variabel menggunakan chi square test. Hasil: Sebagian besar (58%) status gizi pada balita baik dan sebagian kecil (42%) status gizi kurang.  Praktik hygiene pada ibu hamper seluruhnya (86%)  baik dan sebagian kecil (14%)cukup .Terdapat hubungan antara status gizi balita (ρ = 0,048), praktik hygiene ibu (ρ = 0,021) dengan kejadian diare pada balita, dimana semakin baik status gizi balita  dan semakin baik praktik hygiene ibu akan mengurangi kejadian diare pada balita. Diskusi: Oleh karena itu, diharapkan petugas kesehatan lebih meningkatkan kembali perannya sebagai konselor dan edukator untuk menambah wawasan orang tua tentang status gizi da praktik hygiene.

Kata kunci : status gizi, praktik hygene, kejadian diare

NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND HYGIENE PRACTICES WITH DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN

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               Introduction: Diarrhea is the discharge of liquid stools with a frequency of more than 3 times. Diarrhea is one of the diseases that cause malnutrition and mortality in children every year, so that the children experience developmental disorders. The research objective was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and hygene practice with the incidence of diarrhea in children under five. Method: The study design was a descriptive analysis with a cross-sectional approach. The samples in this research were 36 mothers of children under five who visited the Bulak Banteng Health Center in Surabaya who were selected by accidental sampling. The dependent variable was the incidence of diarrhea in children under five, the independent variable was nutritional status and hygene practice. Measurement of the nutritional status of children under five used anthropometry, while measuring maternal hygiene practices and the incidence of diarrhea used a questionnaire. Data analysis is descriptive of the characteristics and each variable. To determine the relationship of each variable using the chi square test. Results: Most (58%) had good nutritional status and a small proportion (42%) had poor nutritional status. Almost all of the mothers' hygiene practices (86%) were good and a small part (14%) was sufficient. There was a relationship between the nutritional status of children under five (ρ = 0.048), maternal hygiene practices (ρ = 0.021) with the incidence of diarrhea in children under five, where the better the status. toddler nutrition and better maternal hygiene practices will reduce the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers. Discussion: Therefore, it is hoped that health workers will further improve their role as counselors and educators to increase parents' insights about nutritional status and hygiene practices.Keywords: Nutritional status, Hygiene pratice, Diarrhea incident