House environmental conditions with the event of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in toddlers in Indonesian: A meta-analysis

Abstract

Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is an infection that attacks the lower or upper respiratory tract and has the potential to be transmitted to other people. It depends on the causative pathogen and home environmental factors which affect it. The study analyzes the relationship between home environmental conditions, including ventilation, humidity, floors, residential density, and smoking habits, with the incidence of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in Toddlers in Indonesia by conducting a meta-analysis of data from various research articles. The method in this study is a meta-analysis by finding the effect size value using JASP software. Articles performed a meta-analysis of 25 articles. The results of the meta-analysis found that the variable density of residential has 1,135 times larger, 1,665 times greater ventilation,

1.568 times greater, and the floor conditions 1,309 times larger, as well as the habit sapped. The conclusion from the results of this study shows that the condition of the home environment that has the most influence is the humidity of the house, and the one with the lowest risk is residential density. Suggestions for controlling risk, providing community education, and assistance for healthy homes.