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Relationship of exposure of air pollution in house with occurrence of acute respiratory infections in children under five at Puskesmas Malimongan Baru in 2016
Indahsari N.
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Abstract
Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) is a major killer of children <5 years old in developing countries and has been estimated to be responsible for> 2 million deaths per year. World Health Organization (WHO) in 2013 stated that the incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in children under five in the world over 40 per 1,000 live births. This study aims to determine the relationship exposure indoor air pollution with ARI of toddlers in Puskesmas Malimongan Baru 2016. Design of study was observational analytic with cross sectional study, conducted in February-March 2016 Puskesmas Malimongan Baru. The population in this study were all toddlers recorded in the medical record as many as 2,500 health centers. Sampling using simple random sampling with a sample of 156 people. The results showed that there is a relationship between exposure to secondhand smoke, relationship is weak (p = 0.026, φ = 0178), exposure to household fuel, relationship is weak (p = 0048, φ=0149) exposure to mosquito coils, relationship is weak (p= 0.000, φ= 0.290) with ARI. Conclusions of research there is a relationship between exposure to air pollution in homes with ARI in infants in Puskesmas Malimongan Baru 2016.