RELATIONSHIP SMOKING HABITS OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF INFANTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION EVENT ON INFANTS (Case study in the work Area of Larangan Public Health Center of Larangan District, Pamekasan Regency)

Abstract

Acute Respiratory infection (ARI) is one of the causes of infant mortality in developing
countries, including in Indonesia. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between
smoking habits of family members and nutritional status of infants with ARI incidence of
infants in the larangan Public Health Center.
This type of research was an observational case control study desiqn, The sample was
mostly infants of ARI patients in Larangan District who have come to the Larangan Public
Health Center during the last three months that were 53 infants and 53 infants were not
suffered ARI who were neighbors of infans who suffered ARI. Data analysis was performed
using Chi Square test with a = 0,05.
Results of this study shown that smoking habits of fdamily members (p = 0,243) there
is no association with incidence of acute respiratory infection of infant, while the nutritional
status of infants (p = 0,008) is correlated with the incidence of acute respiratory infection on
infants.
It is recommended that larangan public health center to improve the provision of
information of the public about the nutritional status of infants in order to avoid acute
respiratory diseases, providing enough food for infants by providing fruit that are around the
environment such as bananas and papayas, maintain the condition or the air in the house to
stay healthy by cleaning the house every day, behave healthy lifestyle, and care sanitation in
order not to become breeding grounds for germs
Keywords: ARI, smoking habits, nutritional status