Tingkat Pendidikan Ibu dan Penggunaan Oralit dan Zinc pada Penanganan Pertama Kasus Diare Anak Usia 1-5 Tahun: Sebuah Studi di Puskesmas Janti Malang
Abstract: Diarrhea was a
condition when a person experienced disturbing bowel movement and soft or
liquid stool consistency, three times or more in a day. To this day, diarrhea
is one of the major public health problems in developing countries including
Indonesia. Mother’s level of education, amongst other things, is likely
influencing the treatment choice for children’s diarrhea. The purpose of this
study was to determined the influenced of mother’s level of education on the
use of oralit (oral rehydration therapy) and zinc in treating diarrhea
experienced by children aged 1-5 years old. The sampling technique used was
purposive sampling with 100 respondents. The result of the study from chi
square analysis gave the p value of 0.528 (p > 0,05), and coefficient
correlation of 0.176 (very low). Thus, it can be concluded that the mother’s
level of education had no influence on the used of oralit and zinc for the
first treatment of diarrhea amongst children aged 1-5 years old.
Kata kunci: diare anak, tingkat pendidikan ibu, oralit, zinc
Penulis: Ratna Kurnia Illahi,
Fitra Firnanda P., Bambang Sidharta
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd160517
