HUBUNGAN PRAKTEK STERILISASI BOTOL SUSU DENGAN KEJADIAN DIARE PADA BALITA DI PUSKESMAS I NEGARA Nita Perastiwi Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi Dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Bel akang : Penyakit diare merupakan penyebab utama kesakitan dan menjadi penyebab kematian kedua setelah pneumonia pada anak di bawah lima tahun. Salah satu program edukasi LINTAS DIARE dalam menjaga higienitas botol susu dilakukan melalui praktek sterilisasi botol susu. Penelitian ini bertujuan u ntuk mengetahui hubungan praktek sterilisasi botol susu dengan kejadian diare pada balita di Puskesmas I Negara. Metode: Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah analitik dengan model pendekatan cross sectional korelas i. Menggunakan sampel 88 balita yang dipilih dengan teknik consecutive sampling . Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan wawancara dan kuesioner. Data dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat (uji Chi - Square ). Hasil : Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa praktek sterilisasi botol susu pada ibu yang memiliki balita sebagian besar 46 (52,3%) responden memiliki kategori baik. Kejadian diare pada balita sebagian besar 45 (51,1%) responden tidak mengalami diare. Analisa bivariat menunjukkan tidak ada hubungan antara praktek sterilisasi botol susu dengan kejadian diare pada balita di Puskesmas I Negara ( P value 0,290). Kesimpulan: P raktek sterilisasi botol susu tidak berhubungan dengan kejadian diare pada balita di Puskesmas I Negara . Kata Kunci : Kejadian diare, praktek sterilisasi botol susu, balita

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MILK BOTTLE STE RILIZATION PRACTICE AND THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA ON CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE I NEGARA Nita Perastiwi Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRACT Background : Diarrhea is the main cause of illness and the second cause of death after pneumonia in children under five years. O ne of educational programs is “Lintas Diare” in maintaining the hygiene of milk bottles is carried out through the practice of sterilizing m ilk bottles. Aim: To determine the correlation between the practice of milk bottles sterilization and the incidence of diarrhea in childr en under five at Public Health Centre I Negara. Methods: The study employed correlative analytic design with a cross s ecti onal approach. There were 88 children under five recruited as the sample using consecutive sampling tech nique. Data were collected through interviews and questionnaire. Then, the data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate (Chi - Square test). Finding : The findings indicated that there were 46 (52.3%) respondents had a good category in the practice of sterilizing m ilk bottles. The majority of children under five, 45 (51.1%) respondents did not experience diarrhea. B ased on the b ivariate analysis showed that there was no correlation between the practices of sterilizing milk bottles with the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at Public Health Centre I Negara (P value 0.290). Conclusion: The practice of sterilizing milk bottles is not associated with the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at Public Health Centre I Negara. Keywords: Diarrhea incidence, milk bottle sterilization practice, children under five