Factors Associated with ARI in Children Under Five Years of Age 1 - 4 Years in East Java (Riskesdas Secondary Data Analysis 2018)
Wirda Cahya Putri, Dr. Minsarnawati, S.KM., M.Kes, Yustiyani, S.Gz, M.Si, and Dr. Yuli Amran., SKM. MKM

Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Science, State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
Jl. Kertamukti, Ciputat, South Tangerang

Abstract

Background: ARI is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, viruses, or rickettsia that attacks the respiratory tract. The prevalence of ARI in the age group 1-4 years old in East Java is the highest in Indonesian at 16.57%. Fact shown that this is because the age of 1-4 years old is susceptible to infectious diseases, the body^s defense system is inadequate, still in a critical period of physical growth. The risk factors for ARI in children under five such as, agents, individual characteristics, and the environment. This study aims to determine the factors associated with ARI in children 1-4 years old 2018.
Methods: This study uses the 2018 Riskesdas secondary data analysis with a cross-sectional study design. The number of samples is 1,872 children aged 1-4 years old in East Java whose data was collected during Riskesdas.
Results: Factors related to the incidence of ARI in the children 1-4 years old in East Java are age of toddlers (p-value = 0,024), nutritional status (p-value = 0,002), ventilation house (0,033), and maternal age (p-value = 0,024).
Conclusion: The incidence of ARI in children under five years old is related to the age group of toddlers, nutritional status, ventilation house, and maternal age. Interventions that can be carried out by coordinating between the ministry of health, health offices, regional health centers, in planning and carrying out educational activities in the form of counseling about delaying marriage and pregnancy, parenting patterns, the importance of child health, prevention of ARI disease, healthy habits in children, and health of the physical environment of the house (opening the door in the morning).

Keywords: ARI, risk factor, children

Topic: Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases