Relationship between water sources and diarrhea incidence in North Buton Regency

Background: The condition of water sources in the unprotected category is classified as unsafe sanitation facilities. This is very risky for endangering the people who use it as a source of clean water for their daily needs. In North Buton Regency, based on monitoring, unprotected water sources are still found, both dug wells and springs which are used by the community to meet their clean water needs.

Method: quantitative analytical, with a cross sectional study design. This research was carried out using a household survey method using a questionnaire, as well as observationally using an observation sheet. The sample in this study was 3,640 households, this number was obtained from 91 villages, where each village was represented by 40 households selected using the simple random sampling method. 

Result: The results of this study show that there is a significant relationship between the use of dug well water sources and the incidence of diarrhea based on statistical tests using the chi square test, obtaining a p value of 0.000 < 0.05. There is a relationship between the use of spring water and the incidence of diarrhea in North Buton Regency with a p value of 0.000 < 0.05.

Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between dug wells and spring water sources and the incidence of diarrhea in North Buton Regency.