Household waste management and the incidence of diarrhea in toddler

Abstract

Diarrhea is a big problem in developing countries that can cause death, especially in toddlers, and cause extraordinary events. There are three risk factors for Diarrhea: environmental, social demographics, and behavior. Environmental factors include waste management. This research aims to determine the relationship between waste management and the incidence of Diarrhea in toddlers. The research design is quantitative analytical with a cross-sectional research design. The population in this study is the total number of children under five in mid-2023, totaling 1428. The sampling technique was proportional random sampling. Data collection method using interviews. Data were analyzed statistically using the chi-square test. The research results showed that the majority of waste management was poor: 68 (87.2%) experienced Diarrhea, and the majority of waste management did not experience Diarrhea well, 12 (66.7%). The results of the data analysis show that the p-value = 0.002, so there is a significant relationship between household waste management and the incidence of Diarrhea in toddlers. The community should always practice clean and healthy living (PHBS), such as good waste management, washing hands with running water, and using soap, especially before feeding toddlers.