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Diarrhea is a condition of abnormal or unusual defecation. Based on the medical
record data from the community health center (Puskesmas) of Cot Kuta, the number of cases of diarrhea increased in 2016, from 105 cases in 2015 to 107 cases in 2016. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors related to the incidence of diarrhea in children underfive years. This study was an analytical survey with cross sectional approach. Population in this study was 34 people with a total sampling being used.Data analysis used was univariate and bivariate analysis. The results of this study showed that there wasa relationship between
knowledge and attitude with the incidence of diarrhea in under-fives (p-value <α = 0.05). The conclusion was that there was a relationship between knowledge and attitudes with the incidence of diarrhea in under-fives in thePuskesmas of Cot Kuta of SukaMakmue District, Nagan Raya Regency in 2015. It is expected that the community can get more information or improve their knowledge about diarrhea, especially in under-fives, so that the under-fives can be avoidedto experience diarrhea. The improvement of the community’s knowledge is also
expected can make them know the forms of prevention and treatment of diarrhea, so that when the under- fives experience diarrhea, the parents can immediately perform the first aid

Behavior; Diarrhea; Under-fives