Diarrhea can be defined as a condition in which a person defecates with more liquid feces than usual and with a frequency of three or more times in 24 hours. Diarrhea is closely related to the occurrence of stunting cases. Diarrhea generally attacks toddlers because their immune systems are still weak and vulnerable. WHO and UNICEF policies in the treatment of diarrhea are the provision of oralit and zinc, based on research over 20 years. Iron plays a role in various physiological processes of the body, one of which is the immune system. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between hemoglobin levels and compliance with zinc intake with the incidence of recurrent diarrhea in toddlers at the Jaury Jusuf Putera Makassar Academic Hospital. The research design used was a non-experimental analytical cross-sectional study, namely a study conducted observationally to see the relationship between hemoglobin levels and compliance with zinc intake with the incidence of recurrent diarrhea, without providing treatment to the research subjects. The sample in the study was toddlers who experienced recurrent diarrhea at the Jaury Jusuf Putera Makassar Academic Hospital in March - May 2024 as many as 32 people. The results of the study showed that there was a relationship between hemoglobin levels and the incidence of recurrent diarrhea (p = 0.015). And there was a relationship between compliance with zinc consumption and the incidence of recurrent diarrhea (p = 0.004). It is recommended that health workers provide more education and control over the use of zinc drugs given in the management of diarrhea, as well as educate to maintain normal hemoglobin levels in toddlers. So that it can reduce the prevalence of recurrent diarrhea.

Currently, people still often make mistakes when it comes to getting, using, storing and disposing of medicines correctly. This can cause undesirable things to happen in treatment such as drugs that cannot function optimally, drugs that are used incorrectly, drugs that are not stored properly and careless disposal of drugs. These undesirable things can of course be detrimental to people when using drugs. Indonesians are famous for their habit of self-medication, namely taking medicine without a prescription to treat minor illnesses. Self-medication is an option that many people choose. Self-medication, which is the term for self-medication, is one of the steps that people can take to maintain their health. So it is necessary to provide outreach about DAGUSIBU medicine. By providing knowledge about the importance of handling medicines through DAGUSIBU and Gema Cermat, it is hoped that the community in Jenetallasa Hamlet, Pallangga sub-district will get a proper understanding about medicines and drug abuse can be avoided and treatment will be more appropriate in the community. DAGUSIBU is the most important thing because knowledge is one way to be able to use medicine, store, obtain and dispose of medicine according to the DAGUSIBU concept. The knowledge category includes the ability to recall from memory specific and general things, methods and processes or remember a pattern, structure, symptom or event. According to WHO, drug use is said to be rational if the patient receives drugs that suit their clinical needs, in doses according to their needs.

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