Daftar Isi:
  • Diarrhea and ARI are the most common diseases founded in toddlers and adults, and are still become one of the important public health problems due it is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in various developing and developed countries including Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between age and place of residence in the incidence of diarrhea and ARI in the Work Area of the UPTD Puskesmas Sukawati 1 Gianyar. The type of research used was a descriptive analysis method with a cross sectional time approach design and by using a square test . The number of samples in this study were 110 people consisting of 54 diarrhea patients and 56 patients with ARI. The results of this study indicate that more diarrhea and ARI sufferers aged 0-11 years were 44 people with a percentage of 40% and living in suburban areas totaling 64 people with a percentage of 58.2%. Statistical test results using the chi square test on the age difference of diarrhea patients and ARI obtained p value = 0.339> α (0.05) and the difference in the place of residence of patients with diarrhea and ARI obtained p value = 0.240> α (0.05), which means H0 is accepted or the difference in the existing residence is not significant at the age and place of residence of sufferers of diarrhea and ARI. Keywords: Age, Residence, Diarrhea, ARI