THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND THE INCIDENCE OF GASTRITIS IN ADOLESCENT

Abstract

Gastritis is an inflammation of the gastric mucosa that is acute, chronic, diffuse or localized. Gastritis occurs in people who have an irregular diet and eat foods that stimulate the production of stomach acid. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between diet and the incidence of gastritis in female students at Al-Ma'mun Islamic Boarding School, Tanjungkerta District, Sumedang Regency. This study used a descriptive analytic design using a cross sectional approach. the number of respondents in this study were 63 respondents. The sampling technique used in this research is simple random sampling. The statistical test used in this study is the Chi Square Test. The results showed that the incidence of gastritis in Al-Ma'mun Islamic Boarding School, Tanjungkerta District, Sumedang Regency reached 34 respondents (54.0%). The results of the chi square test showed a p-value of 0.002. If p < 0.005 then Ho is rejected. Ha is accepted so that it can be interpreted that there is a relationship between diet and the incidence of gastritis. There is a relationship between diet and the incidence of gastritis in Al-MA'mun Islamic Boarding School, Tanjungkerta District, Sumedang Regency. For female students, it is hoped that they can improve their diet so that they can reduce the incidence of gastritis.