STUDI PENDAHULUAN FAKTOR RISIKO SINDROM Down (STUDI KASUS KOTA DAN KABUPATEN TANGERANG) TAHUN 2019

Background. This study aims to find out the risk factors that cause Down syndrome that exist in the elderly around the City Industrial District and Tangerang District in 2019. The risk factors studied in this study include intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics. Methods. This study uses a case-control study with retrospective data. Case and control subjects were obtained at Special Needs Schools in Tangerang District. Case subjects were students who were classified as Down syndrome, while the control subjects were non-Down syndrome mentally disabled students. Results. Based on the bivariate test, the characteristics that influence the incidence of Down syndrome are maternal age, father's age, and birth order. Extrinsic characteristics that influence are the length of stay of the father, the length of work of the mother and father, and drinking water sources. Based on multivariate tests, the risk factors that influence are birth order and drinking water sources. In spatial analysis the respondent's residential location collects around the industrial area. Conclusions. The results showed that the risk factors for Down syndrome are very diverse so that further research needs to be done with a larger sample size around the industrial area.