<![CDATA[ABSTRAK Ibu yang memiliki Balita kurang memperhatikan KMS untuk memantau pertumbuhan Balita, sehingga pertumbuhan anak kurang optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat pengetahuan ibu tentang KMS dengan pertumbuhan Balita. Jenis penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah analitis, dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi yang digunakan adalah ibu Balita di Wilayah RW V Kelurahan Kalipancur Kecamatan Ngaliyan Kota Semarang, dengan jumlah sampel 47 orang. Tehnik sampling yang digunakan adalah quota sampling. Uji analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis univariat dan analisis bivariat menggunakan Chi Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan masih banyak ibu Balita yang kurang mengetahui tentang KMS (63,8 %). Kurangnya pengetahuan tersebut mengakibatkan banyaknya Balita yang tidak mengalami kenaikan berat badan (80,9 %). Analisis Chi Square menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan tingkat pengetahuan ibu tentang KMS dengan pertumbuhan Balita (p = 0,007), sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada hubungan tingkat pengetahuan ibu tentang KMS dan pertumbuhan Balita di Wilayah RW V Kelurahan Kalipancur Kecamatan Ngaliyan Kota Semarang. Saran bagi ibu agar lebih memperhatikan kualitas pertumbuhan Balitanya, bagi Posyandu, dapat memaksimalkan pelaksanaan sistem 5 meja, dan bagi petugas kesehatan dapat memberi motivasi bagi kader untuk dapat memberikan informasi tentang KMS dan mengatur jadwal pelaksanaan Posyandu, sehingga memungkinkan para ibu untuk dapat mengantar Balitanya ke Posyandu. Kata Kunci : Pengetahuan; Kartu Menuju Sehat (KMS); Pertumbuhan Balita MOTHER’S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ROAD TO HEALTH CHART (RHC) INFLUENCE THE GROWTH OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AGES ABSTRACT Mothers who have child under five ages giving less attention to Road to Health Chart (RHC) as the controlling media of children growth under five. This research was done with the purpose to know the corelation beetwen mother’s level of knowledge about RHC with the growth of children under five ages. This research was conducted by analythical research with cross sectional approach. Population used mother of children under five ages at administrative unit V of the Kalipancur Village Ngaliyan Subdistrict Semarang City with 47 samples. Sampling technique used by this research was quota sampling. Analysis test using by univariate and bivariate analysis which uses Chi Square. The result of this research indicated that there were still many mother of children under five ages which unknown concerning RHC (63,8 %). The lack knowledge regarding such matter caused many children under five ages shall not having normal with growth (80,9 %). Chi Square analysis shows that there was a corelation between mother’s level of knowledge about RHC with the growth of child under five ages (p = 0,007), so it could be concluded that there was a corelation between mother’s level of knowledge about RHC with the growth of child under five ages. Suggestion particularly to mother of children under five ages was give greater concern to the growth quality of their under five children, to the integral health post that it could maximized the implementation of five tables system, and for the health service personal to giving a motivation to the cadres, so that they could shale appropriate information concerning RHC and arrange their schedule for appliying or visiting the integral health post and enable mother to carry their children to that place her self. Keywords: Knowledge, Road To Health Chart (Rhc), The Growth Of Children Under Five Ages]]>
