HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG GIZI BALITA DENGAN STATUS GIZI BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS GAJAH 1 DEMAK
ABSTRACT: Nutritional status
is one indicator of health is considered successful achievements in MDGs (Millennium
Development Goals). Nutritional status is important because one of the risk
factors for morbidity and mortality. Nutritional status is good for one will
contribute to health. Knowledge of nutrition toddler is a factor that can
affect the nutritional status of children because mother with good knowledge
will apply knowledge of nutritional behavior through the provision of
nutritious food for toddlers. The purpose of this study was to determine the
relationship between the mother's level of knowledge about nutrition with
nutritional status of children under five in the area of Occupational Health
Center Gajah 1 Demak.
Type of observational analytic survey research with cross-sectional time
approaches, the number of samples of 95 respondents with sampling stratified
random sampling technique. Test the relationship between variables using
Chi-Square.
The results showed that the majority Good level of knowledge of the
majority of respondents were 53 respondents (55%) have nourished toddlers that
is 81.13% more than those with less knowledge is 54.76%. The majority of
children under five suffering malnutrition and poor have bad knowledgeable
mothers were 19 respondents (45.23%). Of statistical test P = 0.006, which
means at p <0.05.
Conclusion, there is a meaningful relationship between the level of
knowledge mother toddler nutrition toddler. Advice for moms toddlers to
increase knowledge about nutrition toddler.
KEYWORDS: knowledge,
nutritional, nutritional status of children
Penulis: Endang Susilowati,
Alin Himawati
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd170518
