THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF ISPA DISEASE IN THE NICKEL MINING AREA PT. VDNI MOROSI VILLAGE MOROSI SUB-DISTRICT KONAWE DISTRICT

Abstract

Upper respiratory tract infection (ARI), is one of the main causes of pain in toddlers in developing countries. Based on data from the Puskesmas Morosi acute respiratory in 2020, ARI as many as 420 cases and in 2021, as many as 704 cases. This study aims to determine the relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of ARI disease in the nickel mining area of Morosi Village, Morosi District, Konawe Regency, type of research with a crosss secional study design. The population in this study was 500 houses, with a sample of 84 houses. Sampling technique by means of Proportional Random Sampling.The data were analyzed with univariate and bivariate analysis using the Chi square test. The results of the study with the Chi square test showed that there was a significant relationship between the incidence of ARI Disease and the variables of ventilation area (p-value 0.012), humidity (p-value 0.043), occupancy density (p-value 0.059). while the insignificant variable is exposure (p-value 0.795). There is a moderate relationship between ventilation, humidity and occupancy density with the incidence of ARI. and there is no connection between lighting and ari events. Residents of the house should clean the house so that it does not become a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. It is suggested that the public can pay more attention to the signs or symptoms of ARI and immediately take advantage of the available health services.