ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOST FACTORS OF DIARRHEA OCCURRENCE IN TODDLERS OF BANYUASIN DISTRICTHakim, M.M., Irfannuddin1, 2, Hermansyah and NovrikasariAbstract Inadequate environmental sanitation and the growth phase of toddlers where they are prone to diarrhea, makes diarrhea a cause of high morbidity and mortality in toddlers. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of environmental and host factors on the occurence of diarrhea in toddlers of two wetland areas that have different characteristics. This study used cross-sectional method and cluster random sampling. Samples were 148 Family Heads from Gasing Village and 148 Family Heads from Tanjung Lago Village. Data Analysis was using univariate and bivariate. The prevalence of toddlers with diarrhea in Tanjung Lago and Gasing villages is not much different at around 21 %. In Tanjung Lago Village, latrine sanitation, sewerage and income factors are significantly related to the occurence of diarrhea in toddlers. In Gasing Village, the factors of clean water sources, latrine sanitation, latrine quality, knowledge and hand washing with soap are significantly related to the occurence of diarrhea in toddlers. Sanitary environmental factors and clean water resources management and water were both able to contribute in reducing cases of diarrhea in toddlers. |