Factors Related to Pneumonia in Children Under Five Years in Banjarmasin

Abstract

Pneumonia is the number one cause of death in children under five in Indonesia. South Kalimantan Province occupies fourth with the case of 66,72% and Banjarmasin City has recorded the highest incidence of pneumonia in children under five as many as 2.587 cases. The incident of pneumonia influenced by various factors, including environmental sanitation conditions and behaviour. This study aims to determine the relationship between risk factors of the physical environment of house and behaviour with the incidence of pneumonia in children under five in Banjarmasin CityThis study was an analytic observational with a case-control study. The sample was selected by purposive sampling with a sample size of 170 mothers with children under five covering 85 cases and 85 controls. Data analysis was performed using frequency distribution, chi-square test and binary regression logistic. The result of chi-square test showed that there was a relationship of ventilation (p=0.000), lighting (p=0.000), temperature (p=0.000), humidity (p=0.002), smoking behaviour (p=0,001) and handwash behaviour (p=0,000) with pneumonia incidence. Furthermore, binary logistic regression test results show that ventilation OR = 8,59 is the most influence with the incidence of pneumonia in children under five. Ventilation is the most dominant risk factors in the incidence of pneumonia in children under five in Banjarmasin City.