A MOTIVATION OF MOTHERS WITH TODDLERS AGED 1-5 YEARS REGARDING THE INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF DIARRHEA

Abstract

There is still a high rate of illness and death due to diarrhea in infants and children because the immune system of children under five is more susceptible to disease, so it is necessary to motivate mothers of toddlers about the initial treatment of diarrhea so that the condition of children under five does not get worse if the initial treatment of diarrhea is carried out. The purpose of this study is to find out the motivation of mothers of toddlers aged 1-5 years about the initial handling of diarrhea at the Tanjungsari Village Posyandu, Boyolangu District, Tulungagung Regency in 2024.

The type of research uses observational with a descriptive research design. The single variable is the motivation of mothers under five years old about the initial treatment of diarrhea. The study population is all mothers of toddlers aged 1-5 years at the Tanjungsari Village Posyandu, Boyolangu District, Tulungagung Regency. The sample was taken with the inclusion or exclusion criteria with the sampling technique was stratified random sampling with a sample size of 68 respondents. The instrument used was a closed questionnaire. The research was carried out from September 4 to 30, 2024.

Data processing using editing, coding, scoring, tabulating and analyzed with a T score is then percentaged. The results of the research from a total of 68 respondents were obtained that almost all of the 64 respondents (94.12%) had strong motivation.