The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five
The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of diarrhea among children under five and assess the relationship between its risk factors related to environmental health facilities and maternal behavior. A prospective case-control community-based study was conducted in the service ar...
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The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of diarrhea among children under five and assess the relationship between its risk factors related to environmental health facilities and maternal behavior. A prospective case-control community-based study was conducted in the service area of Pasar Ikan Community Health Center, Teluk Segara Subdistrict, Bengkulu City, Indonesia. A total of 140 participants were included, comprising 70 cases and 70 controls. The study found that poor qualification of clean water resources (OR=4.026, p-value=0.000), inadequate utilization of clean water (OR=5.813, p-value=0.000), poor qualification of family latrines (OR=3.574, p-value=0.000), and inadequate utilization of family latrines (OR=3.377, p-value=0.001) were significantly associated with an increased risk of diarrhea prevalence among children under five. Furthermore, unhealthy mothers’ behaviors, including frequent feeding of children outside the home (OR=2.728, p-value=0.000) and poor personal hygiene (OR=3.377, p-value=0.001), were also significantly related to a higher prevalence of diarrhea in this age group. Therefore, both substandard environmental health facilities and unhealthy maternal behaviors were identified as significant risk factors for diarrhea prevalence in children under five. These findings emphasize the critical importance of improving environmental health facilities and promoting positive changes in mothers’ behavior to reduce the incidence of diarrhea in this vulnerable population.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa45b6a1ccff45f399d171142b3f9c3b2024-12-16T10:54:34ZengPAGEPress PublicationsHealthcare in Low-resource Settings2281-78242024-12-0110.4081/hls.2024.13297The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under fiveYusmidiarti Yusmidiarti0Adi Heru Husodo1Susi Iravati2Risda Yulianti3Department of Environmental Health, Poltekkes Kemenkes BengkuluDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gajah Mada, YogyakartaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, YogyakartaDepartment of Nutrition, Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of diarrhea among children under five and assess the relationship between its risk factors related to environmental health facilities and maternal behavior. A prospective case-control community-based study was conducted in the service area of Pasar Ikan Community Health Center, Teluk Segara Subdistrict, Bengkulu City, Indonesia. A total of 140 participants were included, comprising 70 cases and 70 controls. The study found that poor qualification of clean water resources (OR=4.026, p-value=0.000), inadequate utilization of clean water (OR=5.813, p-value=0.000), poor qualification of family latrines (OR=3.574, p-value=0.000), and inadequate utilization of family latrines (OR=3.377, p-value=0.001) were significantly associated with an increased risk of diarrhea prevalence among children under five. Furthermore, unhealthy mothers’ behaviors, including frequent feeding of children outside the home (OR=2.728, p-value=0.000) and poor personal hygiene (OR=3.377, p-value=0.001), were also significantly related to a higher prevalence of diarrhea in this age group. Therefore, both substandard environmental health facilities and unhealthy maternal behaviors were identified as significant risk factors for diarrhea prevalence in children under five. These findings emphasize the critical importance of improving environmental health facilities and promoting positive changes in mothers’ behavior to reduce the incidence of diarrhea in this vulnerable population. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/hls/article/view/13297Environmental health facilitiesmaternal behaviordiarrheachildren under five |
| spellingShingle | Yusmidiarti Yusmidiarti Adi Heru Husodo Susi Iravati Risda Yulianti The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five Healthcare in Low-resource Settings Environmental health facilities maternal behavior diarrhea children under five |
| title | The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five |
| title_full | The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five |
| title_fullStr | The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five |
| title_short | The impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five |
| title_sort | impact of environmental health facilities and maternal behaviors on the incidence of diarrhea among children under five |
| topic | Environmental health facilities maternal behavior diarrhea children under five |
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