Research Article
The Epidemiological and Spatial of Diarrhea in Konawe Utara District, Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287211, author={Ramadhan Tosepu and Emilia Karini Puteri Merdeka and Jumakil Jumakil}, title={The Epidemiological and Spatial of Diarrhea in Konawe Utara District, Indonesia}, proceedings={International Conference on Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Development in conjunction with International Conference on Challenge and Opportunities Sustainable Environmental Development, ICEASD \& ICCOSED 2019, 1-2 April 2019, Kendari, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICEASD\&ICCOSED}, year={2019}, month={9}, keywords={diarrhea age gender southeast sulawesi indonesia}, doi={10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287211} }- Ramadhan Tosepu
Emilia Karini Puteri Merdeka
Jumakil Jumakil
Year: 2019
The Epidemiological and Spatial of Diarrhea in Konawe Utara District, Indonesia
ICEASD&ICCOSED
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287211
Abstract
Diarrhea is a disease that occurs when there is a change in stool consistency apart from the frequency of defecation. The risk factors mentioned above are several factors from patients who can increase the tendency for diarrhea, among others: malnutrition especially malnourished children, immunodeficiency diseases and measles sufferers, in addition to sufferers of parents' role in prevention and care of children with diarrhea, is very important. This research is a descriptive study with a retrospective approach and uses medical records to determine the description of acute diarrhea cases in Konawe Utara District in 2013-2017. Conclusion The number of cases of diarrhea sufferers in the last five years in the district of Konawe Utara shows an increase, in 2013 the number of cases of diarrhea was 1176 cases and decreased in 2014 as many as 1399 cases, but in 2015 to 2017 it was seen increasing with a total of 1313 cases.