Angka peristiwa infeksi saluran pernapasan akut (ISPA) di Indonesia tercatat kurang lebih 6 juta kasus pada bayi sehingga menempati urutan ke-6 dunia. WHO mencatatkan insiden ISPA pada negara berkembang kelahiran hidup bayi 15-20% dengan kematian 40/1000 pertahun pada bayi. Tujuan: untuk mengetahui korelasi pemberian air susu ibu (ASI) dengan angka kejadian infeksi saluran pernapasan akut (ISPA) pada bayi usia 6-12 bulan. Metode: menggunakan observasional analitik dengan metode cross sectional. Sampel yang digunakan pada penelitian yaitu semua bayi yang mengalami ISPA di Puskesmas Balangnipa pada bulan januari hingga september tahun 2021 dan memenuhi kriteria inklusi serta eksklusi dengan jumlah sampel yaitu 88 sampel. Sampel diambil sesuai data primer menggunakan kuisioner dan data sekunder yang diambil dari rekam medis kemudian dianalisa menggunakan uji Chi-Square. Hasil: Uji hipotesis menggunakan uji Chi-Square didapatkan nilai p-value ialah 0,000 (P<0,05) pada taraf kemaknaan sebesar 5% (α=0,05). Kesimpulan: berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat korelasi antara pemberian ASI ekslusif dengan kejadian infeksi saluran pernapasan akut (ISPA) terhadap bayi.

Exclusive breastfeeding is a condition in which infants are only given breast milk without the addition of other fluids and foods. until the baby reaches 6 months old. Breast milk strengthen the immune system in infants so they can avoid various diseases including diarrhea. This study aims to determine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of diarrhea in infants aged 0-6 months in the Sudiang Community Health Center. This research is an analytical survey research with a cross-sectional design. This research was conducted at the Sudiang Health Center, Makassar City in the period November 1st to December 31st, 2019. The total respondents were 89 mothers with babies aged 0-6 months. The results showed that most of the respondents were mothers with male babies (61%), most of the mothers' education was high school graduates (46%), housewives (75%) with low economic background (56%). Exclusive breastfeeding related to the incidence of diarrhea in children aged 0-6 months in the Sudiang Community Health Center with a value of p <0.05 (p = 0.001). In addition, no significant relationship on maternal nipple hygiene to diarrhea in children aged 0-6 months p <0.05 (p = 0.075). In conclusion, this study showed there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of diarrhea in children aged 0-6 months in Sudiang Health Center. There is a relationship between hand hygiene and the incidence of diarrhea in children aged 0-6 months in Sudiang Health Center, Makassar.