Recurrrent Respiratory Infection (RRI) Frequency Influence the Nutritional Status of Children at Jebres Village Surakarta

Abstract

Background: One of the things that directly affect the nutritional status is an infection. Acute Respiratory Infections often occur in children aged under 5 years old and often repeated. This research aims to determine the relationship of Reccurrent Respiratory Infection (RRI) frequency and the nutritional status of children under five years old.

Methods : This research was analytical observational with case control design. This research was conducted at several posyandu of Jebres Village, Jebres Subdistrict, Surakarta, on November 2015. Sampling was done by purposive sampling technique. Sixty seven samples was classified into frequently RRI (30 children) designed as case group and infrequently RRI (37 children) as control group. The nutritional status was determined by W/A and H/A index interpreted into z-score. Data of RRI frequency obtained from questionnaires filled out by the mother. The data obtained were processed using SPSS for Windows 18.0 and analyzed by independent t test to analyze the difference of nutrional status at significance level of ? = 0.05.

Results : Children who rarely affected by RRI has average z-score -0.61 SD for W/A and -0.86 SD for H/A. While children who often exposed RRI has average z-score -1.12 SD for W/A and -1.49 SD for H/A. The result of this research showed that there was significant difference of nutrional status between case and control group. RRI frequency with W/A index (p = 0,017) and RRI frequency with H/A index (p = 0,008).

Conclusion : the significant difference of nutritional status between groups indicating a relationship between Reccurrent Respiratory Infection (RRI) frequency and the nutritional status of children at Jebres Village Surakarta.

Key words : Reccurrent Respiratory Infection (RRI), nutritional status