Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Ibu Balita dalam Pencarian Pengobatan pada Kasus-kasus Balita dengan Gejala Pneumonia di Kabupaten Serang, Banten, Tahun 2003

Hendarwan, Harimat (2003) Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Ibu Balita dalam Pencarian Pengobatan pada Kasus-kasus Balita dengan Gejala Pneumonia di Kabupaten Serang, Banten, Tahun 2003. Project Report. Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ekologi Kesehatan.

Abstract

High infant and under five mortality rates due to ARI-Pneumonia justify the importance of handling this disease. Government responded to this condition by targeting to reduce under five mortality rate caused by pneumonia from 5/1000 under fives in 2000 to 3/1000 under fives in 2005 and to reduce the mortality rate of pneumonia among under fives from 10-20% to 8-16% in 2005 as stated in P2ISPA program. Under five mortality rates, particularly among infant are very high and this was determined by the ability of mother or family to provide sufficient attention, care, and cure for the suffered children. Low coverage of newly diagnosed pneumonia cases in Serang district indicates link to be identified regarding the health seeking behavior among mothers of pneumonia suffered under five. The aimed of this study is to describe the health seeking behavior among mothers with child suffered from pneumonia symptoms and to understand factors related to it. This study was a cross sectional study, study location was working area of three community health centers in the northern part of Serang district, Kramatwatu, Bojonegara, and Pontang community health centers; 3 community health centers in Serang city, that is, Serang City, Rau, and Singandaru community health centers; and 3 in the southern part of Serang district, that is Baros, Pabuaran, and Jawilan community health centers. Samples were selected by quota considering the proportion of under five in each working area. The study showed that out of 8 variables under study (age, education, occupation, knowledge, experience, belief in medication, and other?s influence) there were two variables, that is, other?s influence and belief in medication which had significant relationship with health seeking behavior. The most dominant variable was other?s influence, where mother whose health seeking behavior was influenced by other people had 6.54 times higher change to take her child to health facility compared to mother whose health seeking behavior was based solely on her own initiative, after controlled by belief in medication variable. Based on study results, it is suggested that Health Office Serang district to pay more attention on extension and education programs on pneumonia targeted to mothers with under five, emphasizing the ability of all times of health office managed by health personnel, to provide training as to improve health personnel?s technical skill, and to conduct child mortality audit caused by pneumonia routinely.

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