KESIAPAN FISIK DAN PENGETAHUAN REMAJA PEREMPUAN SEBAGAI CALON IBU DALAM MEMBINA TUMBUH KEMBANG BALITA DI KECAMATAN PURWAREJA KLAMPOK KABUPATEN BANJARNEGARA
Abstract: Early marriage cases
occur in many parts of the world with various backgrounds. It is of concern to
the international community in light of the risks posed by forced marriage,
early childhood sexual relations, early pregnancy, and sexually transmitted
infections. Twenty-one percent of Indonesians are teenagers. Only 11.6% of high
school graduates continue to universities, which do not continue to enter the
marriage level, whereas marriage at a young age invites a risk that can not be
ignored. Those who enter the marriage level, generally have inadequate physical
and knowledge readiness, so it needs to be prepared. A mother who has good
knowledge will produce good toddlers, especially in the first three years of
childhood.This study aims to look at the physical readiness, and knowledge of
adolescent girls on toddler growth.
The study was a cross-sectional
analytic study of adolescent girls at Purwareja Klampok High School. After
obtaining research approval, physical examination and blood sampling for
hemoglobin examination were performed. Furthermore, respondents fill out the
questionnaires to find out their knowledge about toddler growth. Of the 75
respondents, the average age was 17.2 years, the Javanese 93.3% and generally
living with the elderly (89%). The largest number of siblings is ≥ 3 and the
desire to continue college is only 28%. Respondents anemia as much as 65,3%,
less nutrition 57,3%, good nutrition 38,7%, nutrition more 2,7%, and obesity
1,3%. Sources of information related to the problem of developing newborn
toddlers only 61.3% comes from formal sources of parents, teachers and health
workers. Knowledgeable teens were 30.7%, knowledge was 48%, and knowledge was
less 21.3%.
The conclusion in this study is more than half of adolescent (65,3%) have
anemia incidence, and malnutrition amount 57,3% so that level of physical
readiness of adolescents become mother candidate very less.
Keywords: physical readiness,
knowledge, youth
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd170102