PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 2 No 2. November 2021,
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA IN TODDLERS
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Title
PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 2 No 2. November 2021,
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA IN TODDLERS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA IN TODDLERS
Subject
environmental sanitation; incidence of diarrhea in toddlers; toddlers
Description
Diarrhea is defecation three or more times in one day with a liquid consistency which is one of the
infectious diseases that causes death in infants and toddlers, at the Rowosari II Health Center is one of the
areas where the number of diarrhea sufferers has increased from 2018-2020. that is as many as 115 people
to 125 people. Factors that influence the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers include clean water sources,
latrine ownership facilities, and the type of floor. This study aims to determine the relationship between
environmental sanitation and the incidence of diarrhea in children under five in the Rowosari II health
center. This type of analytic observational research with a cross-sectional approach, with a questionnaire
measuring instrument, processed by univariate and bivariate tests, and chi-square test, if it does not meet
the requirements then the fishers exact test. The results of the study on 40 respondents who were the
patient population of Rowosari II Health Center, it was found that there was a relationship between clean
water sources (Pvalue = 0.029) with the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at Rowosari II Health
Center during the last six months, and there was no relationship between latrine ownership facilities
(Pvalue). = 1.00) and the type of floor (Pvalue = 0.746) (Odds Ratio 95% CI = 1.160 (0.475–2.830) with
the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at the Rowosari II Health Center during the last six
months. Parents of children under five are expected to better maintain the hygiene conditions of toddlers
as well as the environment and related agencies in order to improve health promotion regarding clean,
healthy living behavior and using water sources from PAMSIMAS.
infectious diseases that causes death in infants and toddlers, at the Rowosari II Health Center is one of the
areas where the number of diarrhea sufferers has increased from 2018-2020. that is as many as 115 people
to 125 people. Factors that influence the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers include clean water sources,
latrine ownership facilities, and the type of floor. This study aims to determine the relationship between
environmental sanitation and the incidence of diarrhea in children under five in the Rowosari II health
center. This type of analytic observational research with a cross-sectional approach, with a questionnaire
measuring instrument, processed by univariate and bivariate tests, and chi-square test, if it does not meet
the requirements then the fishers exact test. The results of the study on 40 respondents who were the
patient population of Rowosari II Health Center, it was found that there was a relationship between clean
water sources (Pvalue = 0.029) with the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at Rowosari II Health
Center during the last six months, and there was no relationship between latrine ownership facilities
(Pvalue). = 1.00) and the type of floor (Pvalue = 0.746) (Odds Ratio 95% CI = 1.160 (0.475–2.830) with
the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at the Rowosari II Health Center during the last six
months. Parents of children under five are expected to better maintain the hygiene conditions of toddlers
as well as the environment and related agencies in order to improve health promotion regarding clean,
healthy living behavior and using water sources from PAMSIMAS.
Creator
Kriswanto, Siti Musyarofah, Mushidah
Source
http://jurnal.globalhealthsciencegroup.com/index.php/PICNHS
Publisher
Global Health Science Group
Date
November 2021,
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Kriswanto, Siti Musyarofah, Mushidah, “PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 2 No 2. November 2021,
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA IN TODDLERS,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 31, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2948.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA IN TODDLERS,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 31, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2948.