Lontar : Journal of Community Health
Vol 3 No 1 (2021): March 2021

Relationship Between The Physical Environment of House and The Incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Under Five in Ngada Regency

Trince Bura (Universitas Nusa Cendana)
Soni Doke (Universitas Nusa Cendana)
Masrida Sinaga (Universitas Nusa Cendana)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Mar 2021

Abstract

Acute Respiratory Infections (ISPA) is the highest cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five in Indonesia, especially in East Nusa Tenggara. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the physical environment of the house and the incidence of ISPA in toddlers in the working area of ​​Aimere Public Health Center. The type of research used was analytical survey research with a cross-sectional study design. This study's population was all toddlers listed in the Aimere Puskesmas register, as many as 783 toddlers. The sample in this study was some of the toddlers recorded in the Aimere Puskesmas register, totaling 265 toddlers. The sampling technique in this study was random sampling. This study used the Chi-Square test for data analysis. The results of this study indicated that there was a relationship between occupancy density (p= 0.020), ventilation area (p= 0.023), floor type (p= 0.000), wall type (p= 0.000), indoors lighting (p= 0.011) with the incidence of ISPA in toddlers. Health promotion efforts and actions are needed to improve environmental health, especially housing conditions, to prevent ISPA in children under five.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LJCH

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health Social Sciences

Description

Lontar Journal of Community Health is a double-blind peer-reviewed national journal that focused on public health practices related to preventive and promotive efforts that aimed to enhance the degree of public health through the results of its scientific application. The frequency is quarterly from ...