Spatial analysis of pneumonia in toddlers based on environmental, individual, and behavior factors in Pelalawan Regency, Riau Province

Abstract

Pelalawan Regency is one of twelve districts in Riau Province with pneumonia cases in toddlers is quite high, namely in 2016 there were 155.7% of pneumonia cases in toddlers. Based on these cases, there is no clear information on how the cases were spread related to environmental risk factors. The research aims to conduct spatial pneumonia analysis in toddlers based on environmental, individual and behavioral factors. By knowing the pattern of disease distribution and its possible causes, it will be easier for officers to plan pneumonia prevention efforts and prevention more effectively, community-based or make it easier to design the development of further prevention programs. This research is a survey research with quantitative analytic methods conducted in 12 Districts of Pelalawan Regency, Riau Province. The results showed the highest distribution of pneumonia frequency in toddlers by region in 12 Districts of Pelalawan District was the highest in Districts of Pelalawan.