The Relative Risk of Incidence Diarrhea in Children Under Five Year Based On Latrine Ownership in Jatimulyo Village, Bojonegoro District, Indonesia

Abstract

Diarrhea is still a public health problem in the world and mostly occurs in children under five years. Riskesdas 2013 found the incidence of diarrhea in children under five in Indonesia by 6.7%, while incidence in infants was 7.0%. This figure shows the children under five ranks second as the age group susceptible to diarrhea. This was an observational analytic study with retrospective cohort design. The sample of this study used the total population of all children under five in the study location, obtained by 41 children under five as exposed group (owning latrines) and 84 as un exposed group (not having latrines). Data collection was conducted using primary data such as latrine ownership, latrine condition, clean water supply and chidren under five diarrhea. Data analysis used in this research is Relative Risk (RR). The results showed the Risk Relative ownership of latrine with the children under five diarrhea are 0.1463. Relative Risk of latrine condition with children under five diarrhea are 0.3095. Relative Risk of clean water supply in latrines with children under five diarrhea are 0,0926 . The conclusion of this study is to have latrines, good latrine condition, and there is clean water supply in latrines to prevent diarrhea in children under five or protective against diarrhea. It is better for the public is expected to try to have a family toilet and use the latrine so that the incidence of diarrhea in children can be prevented.