The Relationship Between Home Environment And The Incidence Of Ari Disease In Toddlers In The Work Area Of Wolasi Community Health Center, South Konawe Regency

Abstract

Cases of ARI in the Wolasi Health Center work area experienced an increase in cases from 2020 to 2022, the number of incident rate cases in 2020 was 98 cases (IR 1.7%), in 2021 it was 142 cases (IR 2.5%) and in 2022 it was 297 cases (IR 5.1%). This study was to determine the relationship between the home environment and the incidence of ARI in toddlers in the Wolasi Health Center work area, South Konawe Regency. The type of research conducted was a cross-sectional study design. The population in this study was 287 houses with a sample size of 74 respondents. Data analysis using chi-square test (95%). The results of the study showed that there is a relationship between residential density and the incidence of ISPA in toddlers with a value of p = 0.000 <0.05 where there are still many houses that have more than one head of household, there is a relationship between the type of house wall and the incidence of ISPA with a value of p = 0.019 <0.05 where there are still many non-permanent and semi-permanent houses than permanent houses, there is a relationship between ventilation and the incidence of ISPA with a value of p = 0.001 <0.05, where many houses have ventilation that does not meet health requirements and there is a relationship betweenlightingwith the incidence of ARI with a p Value = 0.016 <0.05, where there are still many houses whose ventilation does not meet health requirements in the Wolasi Health Center work area, South Konawe Regency in 2023. It is hoped that the relevant health services and especially the Wolasi Health Center, will play a greater role in increasing public knowledge through counseling so that public knowledge of matters related to the incidence of ARI increases in order to reduce the number of ARI cases, especially in toddlers.