The Effect of the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Method on the Event of Diarrhea in Balita in Banjar District

Abstract

Diarrhea was ranked second as the leading cause of death in infants. Diarrhea in Indonesia is still an endemic disease and is a potential disease outbreak accompanied by death. Health profile data in 2016 showed that there were 6, 897, 463 estimated cases of diarrhea in health facilities, while those handled only around 2, 544, 084 (36.9%). The cases of diarrhea in South Kalimantan were 107, 725, while those handled were only 9, 986 (9.3%). Banjar Regency is the highest regency, both cases of diarrhea with a total estimated cases of 22, 422, while those treated are 9650 (43%). The influence of the CLTS method which includes open defecation, CTPS (Hand Washing with Soap) behavior, drinking and food water management, waste management and household wastewater management with the incidence of diarrhea in infants in Banjar Regency. The design of this study is analytical, with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all mothers who had toddlers in Banjar Regency. The sample hereinafter referred to as the respondent in this study was determined using a purposive sampling technique with a minimum sample size of 100 people. Chi-square statistical test with 95% confidence level. The results of the study of all family members have behaved well with defecation in sanitary ware that is 100% and doing a good CTPS of 100%, there is no significant effect of the influence of drinking water and food with the incidence of diarrhea in infants in Banjar Regency, there is no significant effect between waste management and the incidence of diarrhea in infants in Banjar Regency, there is no significant effect between household wastewater management and the incidence of diarrhea in infants in Banjar Regency.