Pencegahan Diare Anak Dengan Cara Hand Hygiene Cuci Tangan dan Menggunting Kuku

Abstract

Diarrhea is the leading cause of 1.8 million deaths per year with the largest number was the children. The incidence of diarrhea is closely related to personal hygiene and can be prevented by hand hygiene. There were 2.04% of children in the area of the study who experienced diarrhea due to the lack of knowledge about hand hygiene. The method used descriptive study with 2 respondents who have diarrhea by including the inclusion criteria of children aged 7 to 10 years who did not understand hand hygiene. The result showed that family health education about hand hygiene: hand washing and nail clipping could prevent diarrhea. Family health education is the effective way to convey information correctly to the patients and the families that aimed to increase the knowledge of children and families about preventing diarrhea by implementing hand hygiene: hand washing and nail clipping. It is recommended that the families are expected to maintain the cleanliness of children and families to prevent diarrhea by implementing hand hygiene: hand washing and nail clipping.