Identification of Environmental Factors of Toddlers Diarrhea Cases in the North Buton Regency

Abstract

Diarrhea is a disease that has become a world health problem, especially to infants in developing countries which can lead to death. There are many risk factors causing diarrheal disease in infants and toddlers in Indonesia. One of the risk factors of diarrheal disease is environmental factors which include clean water facilities, sanitation, latrines, and wastewater disposal channels. This research is a descriptive study using data from the Indonesian Government Agencies. Diarrhea case data was obtained from the North Buton District Health Office and Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Health Office from 2016 to 2020. The number of diarrhea cases during the last 5 (five) years tends to decrease. The percentage of families with access to proper sanitation facilities (healthy latrines) during the last 5 (five) years has increased. The percentage of villages that implement Community Based Total Sanitation (CBTS) has increased over the last 5 years. This decrease is directly proportional to the increase in the percentage of families with access to proper sanitation facilities (healthy latrines) and the percentage of villages that implemented CBTS. Keywords: Diarrhea, Healthy Latrine, CBTS, North Buton Regency