PROVIDING INFORMATION ON MEDICINES RELATED TO DIARRHEA TREATMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IN MEKAR JAYA VILLAGE SUB-DISTRICT OF DUHIADAA, DISTRICT OF POHUWATO

Abstract

AbstrakPenyakit diare masih merupakan masalah global dengan derajat kesakitan dan kematian yang tinggi di berbagai negara terutama negara berkembang dan sebagai salah satu penyebab utama tingginya angka kesakitan dan kematian anak di dunia. Secara umum diperkirakan lebih dari 10 juta anak berusia dibawah 5 tahun di dunia meninggal setiap tahun, 20% diantaranya meninggal karena infeksi diare. Kegiatan pengabdian ini diikuti oleh peserta dari kalangan ibu rumah tangga di Desa Mekar Jaya. Tujuan kegiatan ini untuk memberikan informasi obat tentang pengobatan diare di Desa Mekar Jaya, Kecamatan Duhiadaa, Kabupaten Pohuwato. Sasaran dari kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah masyarakat/ ibu-ibu di Desa Mekar Jaya. Metode kegiatan dilaksanakan dalam bentuk penyuluhan (ceramah) kemudian dilanjutkan dengan tanya jawab. Adapun hasil yang dicapai pada kegiatan ini yaitu sebanyak 30 ibu rumah tangga di Desa Mekar Jaya memperoleh pengetahuan tentang penyakit diare, faktor penyebab diare dan faktor resiko terjadinya diare dan penatalaksaan pengobatan diare akut baik dari bahan alam maupun dari sintetik, sehingga angka kesakitan dan kematian akibat diare dapat diminimalkan. Kesimpulan Masyarakat Di Desa Mekar Jaya  Kecamatan Duhiadaa sangat menbutuhkan Informasi Obat Tentang Pengobatan Diare. Kata Kunci: Diare, Anak, obat Abstract Diarrhea is still a global problem with high morbidity and mortality rates in many countries, especially developing countries. This disease is still one of the main causes of high morbidity and mortality in children in the world. It is generally estimated that of the more than 10 million children under the age of 5 years who die every year worldwide, 20% of the causing are by diarrheal infections. This community service activity was attended by participants from among housewives in Mekar Java Village, the sub-district of Duhiadaa, district of Pohuwato. The purpose of this activity was to provide information on medicines that could be used as a treatment for diarrhea to the participants in the village. The target of this activity was the community or housewives in the village. The method used in the implementation was in the form of counseling (providing education about medicines) followed by discussion. The results achieved was that the community, especially housewives in Mekar Jaya Village, gained knowledge about diarrheal diseases, the factors that cause diarrhea, risk factors for diarrhea, and the management of acute diarrhea treatment both from natural and synthetic ingredients as an effort to minimize morbidity and mortality due to this disease.