Prevention Effort and Treatment of Acute Respiratory Infection Diseases in Children Age 2 to 4 Years in Six of Health Centre Regional Working Health Regency of Paniai District

Abstract

Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is still listed as a major health problem for children in developing countries. Acute respiratory infection includes acute upper respiratory tract infection and acute lower respiratory tract infections. Data from 6 Health Centre in Paniai District on February 1, 2017 found that toddlers who visited the Health Centre in Paniai District Health Office during January 2017 amounted to 1111 cases. The purpose of this research is to know the effort of prevention and treatment of ISPA disease in children aged 2 to 4 years in six Health Centre working area of Paniai District Health Office. The type of research that can be used in this research is Qualitative and Technique study used is Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and survey. The results of the research in prevention efforts to avoid ARD disease associated with Healthy Clean Behavior (PHBS) is to always keep PHBS so as not exposed to ARI. Residents often maintain sanitation at home, away from toddlers from patients with cough respiratory infection, cleaning individual homes and families. Another effort of residents is by watering the road, the community always take their children to the Posyandu  (Integrated Service Posts) for immunization and breastfeeding until the child aged 1 year. Treatment efforts, if exposed to ARI disease, residents always take care of at home, provide supplementary food and to relieve throat and relieve cough with a safe herb, provide warm water, lime and sweet soy sauce, rubbing eucalyptus oil and wind oil, compress with cold water, wrap with banana leaves and taro Manado.

It is expected to be more intense to provide information to the public about ways or efforts to prevent and treat ARI disease. The health worker should always give or inform the PHBS and endeavor to always provide complete immunization.