HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI DENGAN KEJADIAN DIARE PADA BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SAWAH LEBAR KOTA BENGKULU

Abstract

In many underdevelope nations, like Indonesia, diarrehea remains a serious punlic healt issue and is frequently linked to undernourished children under five. The prevalence of diarrhea among toddlers is still higt in Bengkulu province, especially inthe sawah lebar Public Health Center’s service region. The purpose of this relationship between children under five years old’s incidence o diarrhea and their nutritional status. the research used a cross-sectional study design and an abservation method. Thirty toddlers in all were selected using selevtive sampling. The chi-square test was used to analayze the data. The findings showed that whereas most toddlers with adequate nutrition status did not experience diarrhea, all toddlers with poor nutritional status did. A p-value o 0.007 frim statistic analysis shiwed a strong correlation between the occurrence o diarrhea and nutrional status. It may be contributing actor to diarrheal episodes in toddlers in the sawah Lebar Health Center’s service area in Bengkulu City is nutritional status. Thereore, one key tactic or reducing diarrhea in children is to improve their nutritional status.