Diarrhoea is still a problem for public health in developing countries, especially in Indonesia. The incidence of diarrhoea primarily affects infants in the 6-24 months age group because the infants start to obtain non-milk supplementary food in this age group, consequently increasing the risk of getting infected due to the consumption of germ-contaminated food. Breast milk contains required antibodies, and breastfed infants tend to have a more stable immune system than formula-fed infants. Most infant formulas are made from cow's milk or soybean. Formula feeding is indicated for those unable to obtain breast milk, and infant formula is often used as supplementary milk for mothers who cannot provide adequate breast milk. This study is aimed to determine the differences in the incidence of diarrhoea between 6-24 months old infants with exclusive breastfeeding versus infants with non-exclusive breastfeeding in the same age range. The researcher is analytical research with a case-control design, involving 60 infants as the research sample. Data were analyzed by using SPSS with a Chi-square test. The research results show differences in the incidence of diarrhoea between 6-24 months old infants with exclusive breastfeeding versus infants with non-exclusive breastfeeding in the same age range. Key words: Diarrhea, 6-24 months age, Exclusive breast milk, Non-exclusive breast milk.
Diarrhea is a bowel movement or feces with liquid or semi-solid fecal water content over 200gram or 200ml / 24h (IPD Books 2014). This study aims to determine the description of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Against Mothers Who Have Toddler Diarrhea In East Jakarta Sub 2017. This research method is a descriptive survey; the population is all mothers with children in Cawang Districts samples. How sampling in this study conducted probability sampling with a simple random sampling technique. The number of samples that the researchers used was 100 respondents (people). This research was conducted on April 5, 2016. The study results found that most mothers know enough about diarrhea, that is, 41 people (41%). For the attitude of mothers and children against diarrheal disease most negative attitude is 57 people (57%). While the practice of mothers and children against diarrheal at most have a pretty good practice, which amounted to 56 (56%).
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