Vol. 1 No. 09 (2020): RELATIONSHIP OF MOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PERSONAL HYGIENE WITH THE EVENT OF DIARRHEA IN TODDLERS

This study aims to determine the relationship between mother's knowledge about personal hygiene and the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at Bhayangkara Hospital Makassar. The design in this study is analytical with a cross sectional study approach using a questionnaire sheet of 46 respondents. Sampling by accidental sampling was then completed in the form of a frequency distribution table accompanied by an explanation. The results of the analysis of the relationship between mother's knowledge about personal hygiene and the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at Bhayangkara Hospital Makassar were from 46 respondents studied, there were 16 (34.8%) respondents who have a good level of knowledge, and there are 30 (65.2%) respondents who have a low level of knowledge. Of the 16 respondents with a good level of personal hygiene knowledge there were 10 (62.5%) respondents who did not experience diarrhea and 6 (37.5%) respondents who had diarrhea, while from 30 respondents with less personal hygiene knowledge there were 6 (20.0 %) respondents who did not experience diarrhea and 24 (80.0%) respondents who had diarrhea. The results of the statistical test in table 2 x 2 with the Pearson chi-square test assessment found = 0.004 and = 0.05 and a significance level of 0.05. < then it is stated that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. This means that there is a relationship between mother's personal knowledge and the incidence of diarrhea in children under five at Bhayangkara Hospital, Makassar