HUBUNGAN LINGKUNGAN FISIK RUMAH DENGAN KEJADIAN PENYAKIT ISPA PADA BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS 7 ULU PALEMBANG
Daftar Isi:
- Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is the second leading cause of death in infants. ARI can occur due to the physical environment of the house where the infants live. The physical environment of the house which do not eligible health requirements will be a breeding ground for virus and bacteria that causes ARI. This study aims to determine the relationship between physical environmental factors of the house and the incidence of ARI in infants in the work area of 7 Ulu Public Health Center Palembang. This research is a analytical study and cross-sectional studies approach was designed to conduct this research. Sampling is done using simple random sampling technique. Interviews were conducted on 106 mothers who have children under five in the work area of 7 Ulu Public Health Center Palembang. The measurement of temperature, humidity and natural lighting ware done in the living room and bedroom. Analyzed using Chi-square test and multiple logistic analysis. The results of data analysis showed that from 9 variables studied, there were 7 variables related to ARI; there are type of floor (p-value=0,006), area of ventilation (p-value=0,000), room temperature (p-value=0,000), natural lighting (p-value=0,002), presence of family members smoking (p-value=0,001), nutritional status (p-value=0,009), and immunization status (p-value=0,014). Based on multivariate results, the most asosiated variabel to ARI was area of ventilation with p-value=0,000 and Prevalens Ratio=34,396 (95% CI : 6,458 - 183,193). The physical environment of houses that do not eligible can be the risk factor of ARI in infants, so it is hoped that people can make efforts to improve the quality of the physical environment of the house by getting used to opening the windows of the house every day.