<![CDATA[Word Health Organization (WHO) estimates the incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ISPA) in the World with infant mortality rates above 40 per 1000 live births and 15% -20% per annum in under-five age groups. In Jambi, ISPA is the most common disease of the 10 major diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between maternal characteristics, knowledge and smoking habits with the incidence of ISPA in infants in the Posyandu Kelurahan Kenal Asam Bawah. This reseach is a description corelation with a cross sectional design, carried out in December 2017. The sample were mothers who had toddlers aged 1-5 years who were in 2 Posyandu in Kenali Asam Bawah, with a sample of 90 respondents with Total sampling technique. Data analysis used was univariate analysis and bivariate analysis with Chi-Square test. The results showed that from 90 respondents most of the education of highly educated respondents were 61 (67.8%), most of the age of toddlers at 1-3 years old were 57 (63.3%), the majority of respondents had low knowledge of 48 mothers (53.3%), Most of them were family smokers, 62 respondents (58.9%), there was a relationship between maternal education, knowledge and smoking habits with the incidence of ISPA in infants in Posyandu Kelurahan Kenali Asam Bawah with p-value 0.023, 0.004 and 0.000 (p <0, 05). It is recommended that Puskesmas can increase activities in planning disease control programs, especially ISPA.]]>
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