PERILAKU IBU TERHADAP PENCEGAHAN DAN PENGOBATAN PENYAKIT DIARE PADA BALITA DI KELURAHAN KARANG PULE KECAMATAN SEKARBELA KOTA MATARAM TAHUN 2024

Abstract

Diarrhea is defecated in a liquid form more than three times a day and usually lasts for two or more days. The most prone to diarrhea groups are 2-3 years, although many have also found relatively young sufferers between 6 months and 12 months. The purpose of this study is to know how mothers behave in the prevention and diarrhea treatment of toddlers in the pule coral region mataram city.The method of research used is descriptive research. The population and samples on this study are mothers who have children with diarrhea, the sample collection technique used is proposive sempling with as many as 81 respondents.Studies have shown that sufficient behaviors of respondents (mothers) (87.65%), diarrheal prevention measures are said to be sufficient with a percentage (85.55%) and diarrhea treatment is said to be less than a percentage (62.96%).

Conclusion, the vast majority of infant respondents (mothers) who suffer from adequate adverse diarrhea while in the treatment of diarrheal diseases in toddlers are less. It is expected that health-care workers will be

able to educate about treatment and prevention of disease in the area.