International Online Pediatrics Journal | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Fransisca B. Batticaca*
Fransisca B. Batticaca, Dwi Astuti, Agnes Suyanto
Lecturer of Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Cenderawasih University
*Correspondence to: Fransisca B. Batticaca
Fulltext PDFThe Yaro Health Center is a public health technical implementation unit located in Yaro District, Nabire Regency, Central Papua. The Yaro Health Centre carries out various basic health efforts, with various targets including children under-five. Children under-five are a vulnerable group and are at risk of various health problems so they need attention from various parties, including nurses. In 2020, it is estimated that 5 million children will die in the world due to the causes of Pneumonia, Diarrheal, Malaria, Fever, ARI, and malnutrition. In 2018, the prevalence of ARTI in children under-five in rural areas was 62.8%, Papua, 14.0% higher than the national 12.8%; Diarrheal, 12.9%, national 62.8% and national Malaria (1-4 years) 0.4%. In Papua in 2014; 2018; From 2020 to 2023, health problems were obtained for children under-five namely: acute respiratory infection, Malaria, tuberculosis, Asthma, Diarrheal, Abdominal pain, worms, Chickenpox skin disease, furuncle, measles, stomatitis, dental caries, Otitis Media Acute Media, Febrile, dengue, malnutrition consisting of overweight, very underweight, and underweight. The purpose of the study was to analyze health disorders among tchildren under- five who received treatment at the Yaro Health Centre, Nabire Regency. Exploratory quantitative descriptive research method with a retrospective approach. Number of samples of 406 media recordings of children under- five receiving treatment at the Yaro Health Centre, Nabire Regency, Central Papua in 2023. To protect the human rights of participants from exploration, the researcher obtained ethical feasibility No. 079/KEP- J/V/2024, dated May 27, 2024. The data was processed univariate using a computer with the SPSS program. The results of the research on health disorders of toddlers are Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrheal, Malnutrition, Skin Disorders, Malaria, Measles dd Dengue, OMP, and Conjunctivitis. Conclusion: The main health problems of toddlers are infectious diseases, malnutrition and non- infectious diseases. Nursing problems are ineffective health management of toddlers, health behaviors tend to be risky, delayed growth and development, high risk of infectious disease transmission in toddlers. It is recommended to conduct risk factor intervention research to reduce the number of future cases of health disorders in children under-five.
oddlers; Health Disorders; Health Centre; Central Papua
Fransisca B Batticaca, Dwi Astuti, Elly Nurrachman, Sidik Awaluddin. The Exploration of Health Disorder Children under Five in Papua in 2023. Int Onli Pediatr Jour. 2024;2(1):1-16.