Risk factors of mortality on diarrhea children under five years old hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya 2023

Through the years, diarrhea has been one of the significant causes of mortality among children under the age of five years old all over the world. Throughout 2021, approximately 444,000 children under five years old died due to diarrhea, making up about 9% of all children under five years old’s mortality. Diarrhea is a gastrointestinal disease characterized by increased bowel movements causing three or more stool episodes along with a loose or watery consistency within 24 hours. There are several risk factors that contribute to the mortality of children with diarrhea under the age of five years old. This study aimed to determine which risk factors are significant enough to cause the mortality of children under the age of five years old suffering from diarrhea. This retrospective analytic study was conducted by observing the medical records of children under five years old hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya due to diarrhea during 2023. Data were analyzed by using chi-square bivariate analysis with the SPSS version 30 application. The results show that septic shock and septicaemia are significant factors contributing to the mortality of children under five years old suffering from diarrhea. Furthermore, dehydration, and s proven to not significantly affect mortality in diarrheal patients under the age of five years old, yet this factor is proven to be significant to contribute to the patient’s length of stay in the hospital ward at RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya. On the other hand, a patient’s gender and age are proven to be not significant to cause mortality in children under five years old suffering from diarrhea.