THE RISK FACTORS OF THE PREVALENCE OF TONSILLITIS IN 6-12 YEARS OLD CHILDREN IN WUA-WUA PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE IN KENDARI CITY

Abstrak

Data of Wua-wua Public Health Centre showed that the prevalence of tonsillitis in the general poly was 28.01% in 2014, 17.08% in 2015, and 17.49% in 2016. The percentage increased to 0.41%. The numbers of visitors increased from 93 cases in 2015 to 139 cases in 2016. The aim of this study was to understand the risk factors of the prevalence of tonsillitis in 6-12 years old children in Wua-wua Community Health Centre in Kendari City.This study was an analytic observational study with a case control study design. The population were 139 people with the sampling technique used a simple random sampling technique. Thus, the numbers of cases were 60 and the controls were 60. The instrument of this study was a questionnaire. The data was processed with SPSS of the statistical test with Odds Ration formula (OR). The results showed of independent variables were the risk factors of the prevalence of tonsillitis, whereas OR of snack choice behaviour were 3.852, 18.027 of OR of oral hygiene. For the children were suggested to decrease eating behaviour in the outside of the house which was not healthy, especially for snacks which were cold and contain preservative substance. Parents must keep food choice behaviour and keep child's mouth cleanliness. For communities and governments must collaborate to increase the areas of smoking free. The health department has the roles to promote the importance of immunization in order to increase health status