Effect of Health Education on Mothers’ Knowledge in the Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Toddlers in Waimital Village, Maluku

ABSTRACT Introduction: Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a disease caused by infectious agents that are usually toddlers, so it is expected that the family, especially the mother, plays a role in terms of having good knowledge about the prevention of ARI transmission.  Health education through vi...

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Published in:Jurnal Ners (Surabaya) 2020-07, Vol.15 (2), p.188-192
Main Authors: Ira Sandi Tunny, Idham Soamole, Suhendra Agung Wibowo, Ira Purnamasari, Wiwi Rumaolat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute respiratory infection
health education
knowledge
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Summary:ABSTRACT Introduction: Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a disease caused by infectious agents that are usually toddlers, so it is expected that the family, especially the mother, plays a role in terms of having good knowledge about the prevention of ARI transmission.  Health education through visual aid leaflets is very effective to increase knowledge and understanding in preventing ARI disease.  The aim of this study was to determine the effect of health education on the level of maternal knowledge in the prevention of ARI in children under. Methods: The research design used was a pre-experiment with one group and a pretest-posttest design approach.  Intervention was carried out by way of house visits on a sample of 129 people. The research instrument used was questionnaire data analysis using the Wilcoxon test at a significance of (α
ISSN:1858-3598
2502-5791
DOI:10.20473/jn.v15i2.18968