PREDICTION MODEL OF DIARRHEA INCIDENCE AMONG UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN (age of 2-5 years) SUPPLEMENTED WITH PROBIOTIC (erococcus faecium IS 27526) FUNCTIONAL BISCUITS

Abstract

The study showed that the type of treatment and adherence on consuming the biscuit remains as the prediction variables in the model of diarrhea morbidity. The probability of underweight children age 2-5 years treated with high protein biscuits (fish and soy protein isolate) and had high adherence on consuming the biscuits, experience shorter episode of diarrhea (<1.64/moth) was 51.62%. Whereas, the probability of underweight children age of 2-5 years, treated with probiotic biscuits (using probiotic E. faecium IS-27526 at a dose of 10 cfu/day) and had high adherence on consuming the biscuits, experince shorter episode of diarrhea (<1.64/month) was 63.48%. The model may indirect 74.7% of diarrhea morbidity, and the rest (25.3%) are predicted by the other factors which could not be observed.