The Relationship Between Infectious Disease History and Toddler Development in the Batu-Batu Health Center Work Area, Sultan Daulat District, Subulussalam Regency in 2023

Abstract

Abstract.

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO, 2018), around 200 million infants and toddlers experience gross and fine motor disorders. (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Depkes RI), 2013) reported that 0.4 million (16%) of Indonesian infants and toddlers experience developmental disorders, both fine and gross motor development, hearing disorders, low intelligence, and speech delays. This study aims to determine the Relationship between Infectious Disease History and Toddler Development in the Batu-Batu Health Center Work Area, Sultan Daulat District, Subulussalam City in 2023. This study uses an observational/survey research method. The type of research is descriptive analytical with cross-sectional. The population in this study were 120 toddlers in the Batu-Batu Health Center Work Area, Sultan Daulat District, Subulussalam City in 2023. The sample in this study was 75 respondents with a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used a questionnaire. The conclusion of this study shows that the majority of children with a history of infectious diseases were 52 respondents (52.6%) and the minority of children with no history of infectious diseases were 23 respondents (47.4%). The majority of children with appropriate development were 32 respondents (47.4%) and the minority of children with developmental deviations were 23 respondents (31%). And there is a relationship between a history of infectious diseases and child development at the Batu-Batu Health Center, Sultan Daulat District, Subulussalam City in 2023 where the p-value is 0.017 (p <0.05).

Keywords: History of Infectious Diseases, Toddlers