FACTORS RELATED TO VISITS WEIGHING TODDLERS (6-59 MONTHS) AT MELATI II POSYANDU REGION WORK AT JATIUWUNG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN 2019

Childhood is a period of determining the success of children in the next period. Based on Riskesdas, children aged 6-59 months that have not been weighed in the past six months increased from 25.5% (2007) to 34.3% (2013). The scope of the visit was weighed divided by all toddlers (% D / S) in Melati II Posyandu in 2018 in August at 43.71%, September 44.12%, October at 44.31%, November at 46.10%, December at 40,11%, and January 2019 at 80.95%. The general objective of this study was to find out the factors related to under-five weighing visits (6-59 months) at the Melati II Posyandu in the Work Area of Jatiuwung Health Center in 2019. This study used a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional research design. Sampling is done by a simple random sampling technique. The results of the Chi-square test stated that there was a significant relationship between maternal knowledge, cadre support, family support (p-value 0,000), and maternal attitudes (p-value 0.031) for under-five weighing visits (6- 59 months) at Melati II Posyandu. While not to the significant relationship between employment status and under-five weighing visits. It is recommended for posyandu cadres to provide information about the benefits of visiting Posyandu.

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