RELATIONSHIP OF MOTHER'S CLEAN AND HEALTHY LIFE BEHAVIOR (CHLB) WITH DIARRHEA IN INFANTS AT PAYUNG SEKAKI HEALTH CENTER, PAYUNG SEKAKI DISTRICT, PEKANBARU

Abstract

Diarrhea is still a health problem, especially in Indonesia, the prevalence of diarrhea in Indonesia according to the characteristics based on the 2018 Riskesdas recorded as many as 18,225 children with diarrhea in the 0-12 month age group. Clean and Healthy Lifestyle (CHLB) is one of the causes of diarrhea and is often experienced by infants. This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal clean and healthy behavior (CHLB) with the incidence of diarrhea in infants at Payung Sekaki Health Center, Payung Sekaki District. This research was conducted in January – July 2022. This type of research is quantitative with a cross sectional approach. The total population is 72 people and the sample is 61 people determined by purposive sampling technique. The data were processed univariate and bivariate with a computerized system which was tested with the Chi-Square test. The results showed that the majority of CHLB mothers were in the bad category, namely 34 people (56%) and the incidence of diarrhea in infants, the majority of infants experiencing diarrhea, amounting to 33 people (54.1%). The results of statistical tests showed p-value <0.05 (0.001), meaning that there was a relationship between the mother's clean and healthy lifestyle (CHLB) and the incidence of diarrhea in infants. It is recommended for health workers at the Umbrella Sekaki Public Health Center to provide more comprehensive services in the form of health promotion in improving Clean and Healthy Life Behavior (CHLB) to mothers regarding the prevention of diarrhea in infants at The Payung Sekaki Health Center, Sekaki, Pekanbaru