SMOKING AT HOME AND THE INCIDENTS OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL AGE Ivonny Sherly Sitanaya (a), Kirey Sianipar (a), Marsela Susanti Pandango (a), Martina Pakpahan (b), Sarah Lidya Cicilia (c*)
a) Students of Faculty of Nursing, Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia,
b) Lecturer of Faculty of Nursing, Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia, Jl. Jendral Sudirman No. 20, Bencongan, Kelapa Dua, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, Email: martina.pakpahan[at]uph.edu
c*)Clinical Educator of Faculty of Nursing, Pelita Harapan University, Jl. Jendral Sudirman No. 20, Bencongan, Kelapa Dua, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, *Email: sarah.cicilia[at]uph.edu
Abstract
Background: Smoking is one of the factors that caused Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) especially in passive smokers. In Indonesia, ARI is one of the diseases that caused death in toddler and preschool children. ARI is one of the most common patterns of disease in the Community Health Center (Puskesmas) Puuweri, West Sumba as much as 44.1%.
Objective: To determine the correlation between smoking at home with ARI incident in toddler and preschool age at Integrated healthcare post for children (posyandu) under Puskesmas Puuweri.
Method: This study employed a correlational quantitative method with a cross-sectional approach. This study used accidental sampling with 32 samples of mothers who had toddler or preschool children who came to posyandu. The instrument was modified questionnaire, with cronbachs alpha 0.650 for ARI incident variable and 0.686 for smoking behavior.
Results: The results showed 16 (50%) respondents families were smoking at home. There were 8 (25%) ARI incidents and 24 (75%) non-ARI. Bivariate analysis with chi-square test showed there was no correlation between smoking at home with the incidence of ARI in toddler and preschool children at Posyadu under Puskesmas Puuweri (p value 0.414 and OR = 1.975).
Conclusion: The risk of ARI in toddler and preschool children can be reduced by stop smoking at home.
Keywords: Keywords: Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI), Community Health Centre, Preschool, Smoking, Toddler
Topic: Mental Health, Community, Family Health and Gerontological Nursing
