HUBUNGAN KETERSEDIAAN DAN PEMANFAATAN AIR BERSIH DENGAN PENCEGAHAN DIARE DI DESA PERCUT KECAMATAN PERCUT SEI TUAN KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG TAHUN 2016

Abstract

Health development prioritizes efforts to improve health and prevent disease. Clean and healthy living behavior can be applied in daily life in order to create a clean and healthy residential environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the availability and utilization of clean water and diarrhea prevention in Percut Village, Percut Sei District, Deli Serdang District in 2016. The cross sectional study design with the population was all housewives in Hamlet 18 Percut Village totaling 273 households with a sample of 71 Respondents conducted by Random Sampling. Data analysis using chi square test. The results showed that the availability and utilization of clean water was significantly related (p <0.05) with the prevention of diarrhea in Percut Village, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency in 2016. The conclusion that the availability and use of clean water was related to the prevention of diarrhea. It is recommended to the Deli Serdang District Health Office to improve health promotion programs that involve the community so that they have joint responsibilities that have an impact on the willingness, ability and independence to always behave in a healthy life.