HUBUNGAN ANTARA TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBU DENGAN PENGELOLAAN AWAL INFEKSI SALURAN PERNAPASAN AKUT PADA ANAK

Background Acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) is one of the main causes of death in children in developing country. In Indonesia, prevalence period of ARTI in 2013 was 25%. This infection is also one of the main causes of patient go to the health service. Mother’s extensive knowledge has an important role in detecting and preventing ARTI earlier and also in early management independently at home. Objective To determine the association between the mother’s knowledge level and the early management of ARTI in children. Methods This was an analytic observational study with cross sectional design. Subject was the mother of children who suffered from ARTI that came to Puskesmas Rowosari Semarang on May-June 2015 and met the inclusion criteria. Sampling used consecutive sampling and gained 108 respondents. Mother’s knowledge and early management of ARTI were assessed by questionnaire that had been reviewed by three experts. The association between mother’s knowledge level and early management of ARTI in children was tested by chi square test. Results Mother with low knowledge of ARTI is 85,2%. Mother has done early management of ARTI in children according to the guideline 56,5%. There is no significant association between mother’s knowledge level and early management of ARTI in children (p=0.097). Conclusion There is no significant association between mother’s knowledge level and early management of ARTI in children.