<![CDATA[Background: Population. To realize healthy and quality elderly, health promotion must be carried out as early as possible, one of them through the formation and development of elderly posyandu groups. Purpose: This study aims to study the relationship of family support and the role of health volunteer with the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karangnanding Health Center, Karang Tinggi District, Bengkulu Tengah Regency. Methods: This research uses analytic survey design with cross sectional approach. The population in the study were all elderly people who participated in the Posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karangnanding Health Center as many as 53 people. Sampling in this study using a total sampling technique. Data collection in this study uses primary and secondary data. Data analysis was performed univariately and bivariately. Results: The results obtained: (1) There is a relationship of family support with the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karang Nanding Health Center, with a moderate relationship category; (2) There is a relationship between the role of health volunteer and the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karangnanding Health Center, with the category of moderate relationship; (3) There is a relationship between the role of health volunteer and family support with the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karang Nanding Health Center, with a very close relationship category. Conclusion: The role of health volunteer and family support are factors related to the utilization of posyandu for the elderly. With the support from their families, the elderly tend to be more active in participating in posyandu activities for the elderly. Latar Belakang: Indonesia termasuk negara yang akan masuk ke penduduk struktur tua dengan persentase penduduk lansia mencapai 7,6% dari total penduduk. Untuk mewujudkan lansia sehat dan berkualitas, harus dilakukan pembinaan kesehatan sedini mungkin salah satu melalui pembentukan dan pembinaan kelompok posyandu lansia. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari hubungan dukungan keluarga dan peran kader dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karangnanding Kecamatan Karang Tinggi Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain survey analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah seluruh lansia yang mengikuti posyandu lansia di wilayah kerja wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karangnanding sebanyak 53 orang. Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik total sampling. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dan sekunder. Analisis data dilakukan secara univariat dan bivariat. Hasil: Hasil penelitian didapatkan: Ada hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karang Nanding, dengan kategori hubungan sedang; Ada hubungan peran kader dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karangnanding, dengan kategori hubungan sedang; Ada hubungan kategori peran kader sedang dan dukungan keluarga dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karang Nanding, dengan kategori hubungan sangat erat. Simpulan: Peran Kader dan Dukungan keluarga adalah faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia. Dengan dukungan dari keluarga para lansia cenderung lebih aktif dalam mengikuti kegiatan posyandu lansia.]]>
