ABSTRACT
Background:One of the most common infectious disease suffered by toddlers is Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). Many factors affect the incidence of respiratory infection in infants. In this study is only focused on breastfeeding factors, immunization status and birth weight.
Objective:This study was conducted to analyze the risk factors of ARI in children under five in PHC Tawaeli Palu.
Method:This study used a cross-sectional study design by accidental sampling technique. Number of samples 43 respondents who fit the inclusion criteria. Instrument research using primary data on risk factors for the provision of questionnaires through interviews with parents or guardians of the infant who met the inclusion criteria, while secondary data is data obtained from the medical records from the doctor after diagnosing a disease.
Result:On breastfeeding the results of this study indicate that the results of the analysis of prevalence ratio (PR) values obtained by RP = 1.39, this means that breastfed infants