Preterm infants have compromised immune systems where the maturity of the organs
and body system is not optimum. The compromised immune system makes premature
infants susceptible to micro-bacterial infections. Acute respiratory infection is the most
common infection among them. This study aimed to investigate the significant difference
in the length of acute respiratory infection before and after Earthing therapy. This
research is a quasi-experimental study. The location is Sukoharjo District, Indonesia, from
March to August 2021. The population in this study is preterm infants whose data is
obtained from monthly reports on Central Java Statistic Agency. The number of samples of
preterm infants was 192 infants. The sample size was 20 infants. Earthing duration is 1
hour every day for 30 days. The statistical analysis results in a P-value of 0,000 and tcount 8.065>t table 2.093, indicating a significant difference in the length of Acute
Respiratory Infections among preterm infants before and after Earthing therapy. It is
recommended that mothers of preterm infants continue to utilize Earthing devices longer
to increase the immune system and prevent acute respiratory infection. Furthermore,
using Earthing therapy is beneficial for improving the general immune system in
preventing or accelerating the healing process of microbial infection with Earthing
devices or straight to the ground
