THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDES,ACTIONSRELATED TO THE CLEAN AND HEALTHY BEHAVIOR AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS WITH DIARRHEA EVENTS IN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL

2017-11-05

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Diarrhea is often cause extraordinary events with many sufferers in a short time. In a boarding school environment, diarrhea is one of the most common infectious diseases. The Clean and Healthy Behavior and nutritional status are included in the concept of balanced nutrition, applied to address health problems related to nutrition in Indonesia, including diarrhea. This research aims to evaluate the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, actions related to The Clean and Healthy Behavior and nutritional status with diarrhea events in Islamic Boarding School. This research will provide methods for proper management and prevention of diarrhea with improvement of personal health quality. Respondents for this cross sectional study were taken using consecutive sampling system. The sample size consisted of 116 students aged <18 years old and had experienced diarrhea in the last 3 months. Respondents were then measured weight and height, filling out identity data and validated questionnaires. Data were then analyzed using Spearman test. The result shows that the category of knowledge, attitudes and actions are mostly included in good (58,6%), good (91,4%), and poor (94,8%), respectively. The relationship with diarrhea events is significant (p = 0,015; p = 0,006; p = 0,000), respectively. Respondents are mostly included in normal nutritional status (51,7%) with significant relationship (p = 0,029). It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between knowledge, attitudes, actions related to The Clean and Healthy Behavior and nutritional status with diarrhea events in Islamic Boarding School. Keywords: Diarrhea, The Clean And Healthy Behavior, Nutritional Status, Boarding School