HUBUNGAN ANTARA TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBUDENGAN PENGELOLAAN AWAL INFEKSI SALURAN PERNAPASANAKUT PADA ANAK
2015
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
Keyword Knowledge, early management, Acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI)
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