THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATING ABOUT GROWING TODDLER STIMULATION ON MOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE AT COMMUNITY FEEDING CENTER IN SEDAYU PUSKESMAS WORK AREA
ABSTRACT: Growing infant development
greatly affects subsequent growth and development, as disturbed toddlers
greatly affect the brain's performance of walking ability, socializing,
talking, emotional and social awareness. Data RISKESDAS 2013 in Indonesia
37.2%, in 2014 toddler stunting, malnutrition equal to 26,518. Factors that
affect the nutrition of toddlers such as mother's knowledge, need to be given
the education and skills to be positive in guiding growth and development. This
study aimed to determine whether there is influence of education about
stimulation of growth of infant toddler to mother knowledge in community
feeding center in working area of Sedayu health center. The study used
quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control group. The number of
respondents was 19 respondents in the intervention group and control group of
the under-five mother. In the intervention group of mother's knowledge before
and after education with significant p = 0,00 equals <0,05 which means there
is difference before and after giving education. In the control group before
and after education with significant p = 0.414 equals> 0.05. This means that
there was no significant difference between before and after education. In
conclusion, educational stimulation of toddler growth can improve mother's
knowledge in stimulating to her toddler. Therefore, to increase the knowledge
of mother needed factors influencing mother's knowledge level.l.
KEYWORDS: Education, Growth
Stimulation, Mother's Knowledge
Penulis: Sulistiyawati,
Ultiyas Alfianty, Nindita Kumalawati Santoso
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd170426
