DETERMINAN PEFULAKU PENCARIAN PENGOBATAN INFEKSI SALURAN PERNAFASAN ATAS (ISPA) PADA BALITA Sarimawar ~ j a j a ,

DETERMINAN PEFULAKU PENCARIAN PENGOBATAN INFEKSI SALURAN
PERNAFASAN ATAS (ISPA) PADA BALITA
Sarimawar ~ j a j a *Iwan
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riaw wan**, Tin Afifah*

ABSTRACT
THE DETERMINANT OF HEALTH SEEKING BEHA ?TOR OF
ACUTE RESPIRA TORY INFECTION IN INFANT AND
CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD
Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is one of the main causes of death of infants and
children under five years old in the developing countries. The knowledge of mothers of severe
ARI symptoms and immediately seeking modern treatment in severe ARI cases will decrease
the mortality rate in infant and children under five. The National Socio-Economic Survey
(SUSENAS) I998 has ident$ed mothers who had infants and children under five years old
who suffered cough, colds, fever as well as the treatment choices in one month before the
survey. This paper analyzed the pattern and the determinants of health seeking behavior of
ARI. The analysis method was descriptive and analytical with simple logistic regression
(PcO.25for candidate covariate) and multiple logistic regression (P