HUBUNGAN PERILAKU HIDUP BERSIH DAN SEHAT (PHBS) IBU DENGAN KEJADIAN DIARE PADA BALITA DI DESA DALAM KECAMATAN ALAS KABUPATEN SUMBAWA

Abstract

Diarrhea is a disease that causes death and morbidity in children under five years and is responsible for killing about 525.000 children every year. In general the agents that cause diarrhea can be bacteria, viruses, parasites (fungi, worms and protozoa) food and beverage poisoning containing bacteria or chemicals. The groups of bacteria that cause diarrhea are campylobacter, salmonella, shigella and e. coli. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between maternal clean and healthy behavior (PHBS) and the incidence of diarrhea  toddlers in the inner village of Alas district in Sumbawa regency. This study uses a study design case control. The sample in this study was 40 respondents in the village Dalam district Alas, Sumbawa regency. Taking sample with technique purposive sampling. Data collection tool use questionnaire. Based on the results of chi square analysis there is a relationship between the use of clean water and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers, while there is no relationship between the use of healthy latrines and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers and there is no relationship between eating fruits and vegetables with the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers.