The Relationship Between Maternal Personal Hygiene Practices and The Incidence of Diarrhea in Toddlers in the Prabumulih Barat Health Center Working Area

Abstract

Maternal personal hygiene behavior affects the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers, because as the closest figure, mothers have the main role in meeting the needs of children. The lower the level of personal hygiene of the mother, the higher the risk of children experiencing diarrhea. Based on data from the Prabumulih City Health Office in 2022, the Prabumulih Barat Health Center work area ranked second with 184 cases of diarrhea in toddlers. This indicates that there are still risk factors that have not been handled optimally, especially in maternal hygiene practices. This study aims to analyze the relationship between maternal personal hygiene practices and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers in the working area of the West. Prabumulih Health Center, Prabumulih City. The research design used was cross-sectional with a sample size of 90 respondents taken with simple random sampling technique. There was a significant relationship between the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers with family income p-value (0.001), hand washing habits p-value (0.000), food management practices p-value (0.000), and diaper disposal behavior p-value (0.002). It is concluded that there is a significant relationship between family income, hand washing habits, food management practices, and diaper disposal behavior with the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers in the Prabumulih Barat Health Center Working Area. Suggestions from this study, mothers of toddlers should be able to apply the habit of washing hands with soap and running water in the household scope appropriately, accompanied by education and intervention from the health center to reduce the risk of diarrhea in toddlers.