MP-Asi Giving Relationship With Diarrhea In Infants In Helvetia Helath Center Medan City 2014

Abstract

According to The World Health Report 2005, the newborn mortality rate is 20 per 1,000 live births. The infant mortality rate in Indonesia of the World Population Data Sheet USAID 2010, about 30 per 1,000 live births, diarrhea is one of the first cause of death in infants in the amount of 31.4%, 23.8% and pneumonia, meningitis / encephalitis 9.3%. The incidence of diarrhea increased after the baby is getting extra food. Helvetia Health Center Medan reported from 157 babies who are sick, with diarrhea was 48 infants (30.57%). This study aims to determine the relationship of complementary feeding with infant diarrhea. This study is a description of correlative using secondary data. The population in this study were all babies at the health center in Medan Helvetia since May s / d in June 2012 as many as 157 people and entirely sampled (total sampling). Analysis of univariate and bivariate data. The results of this study found as many as 48 people (30.57%) infants with diarrhea. Based on the provision of complementary feeding, the most experienced diarrhea is duly early complementary feeding 41 people (39.42%), the results of the statistical test Chi-Square values obtained X2 count> X2 table (11.367> 3.841) there is a relationship MP ASI with diarrhea in infants. Expected at the health center in Medan Helvetia's always good counsel in the building (through SIAs) and outside the building (through Posyandu) about exclusive breastfeeding and supplementary feeding so the infant mortality caused by diarrhea can be reduced.