Abstract:
KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR OF PARENTS IN ARIPREVENTION TO TODDLERS IN KALEN HAMLET, KALEN VILLAGE, DISTRICT DLANGGU MOJOKERTO REGENCY
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection or ARI is a disease that we often encounter, both in adults and especially children and toddlers. This happens because of the low knowledge and behavior of parents in preventing Upper Respiratory Tract Infections or ARI. As we often encounter today, many adults, even though they are sick with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection or ARI, do not use masks and interact directly with toddlers so that toddlers will be infected with the Upper Respiratory Tract Infection or ARI. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and behavior of parents on the prevention of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections or ARI in toddlers in Kalen Hamlet, Kalen Village, Dlanggu District, Mojokerto. The research method used is descriptive. The population is 60 parents with toddlers in Kalen Village. The sampling technique used is incidental according to the number of respondents' attendance. The sample in this study were 24 mothers who have toddlers in the hamlet of Kalen. The instrument in this study was a questionnaire. Based on the results of the study, it was found that most of the respondents had good knowledge of (50%) sufficient knowledge of (12.5%) and less knowledge of (37.5%), for the behavior category most of them were positive in preventing Upper Respiratory Tract Infection or ARI as many as 15 respondents (62.5%) and the remaining 9 respondents (37.5%) behaved negatively. This study shows that some parents still have negative upper respiratory tract infection or ARI prevention behaviors. This negative ARI prevention behavior can be caused because parents have never received information about ARI prevention and are also influenced by the community environment having negative behavior. It is expected that parents can carry out positive behavior in preventing ARI to reduce the risk of toddlers suffering from upper respiratory tract infections.
