J-Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat (Indonesian Journal of Public Health)
Vol 6, No 1 (2019): April 2019

The Relationship of Knowledge and Parents’ Attitudes with Children’s Potty Training in Gampong Ujong Drien

Fitrah Reynaldi (Universitas Teuku Umar)
Safrizal Safrizal (Universitas Teuku Umar)
Yarmaliza Yarmaliza (Universitas Teuku Umar)
Teungku Nih Farisni (Universitas Teuku Umar)
Fitriani Fitriani (Universitas Teuku Umar)
Zakiyuddin Zakiyuddin (Universitas Teuku Umar)
Darmawi Darmawi (Universitas Teuku Umar)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2019

Abstract

One of the ideals of a nation is to produce a healthy and smart generation. Good generations in the future are formed from the first 1000 days of life to the age of 5 years. An important stimulus is to foster a child's independence in urinating and defecating in the toilet. The strategy that can be done by parents in teaching their children BAB and BAK is through potty training. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge and attitudes with potty training in under three years child’s. This research is analytic with cross sectional design. A sample of 40 toddler parents were taken using the total population technique. Chi Square test the relationship of parental knowledge with potty training obtained P Value 0.002 <0.05 so that parental knowledge with the implementation of potty training has a significant relationship. Chi Square test the relationship between parental attitudes with potty training obtained P Value 0.004 <0.05 so that parental attitudes with the implementation of potty training have a significant relationship. The conclusion of this study is that knowledge and attitudes have a significant relationship with potty training in under three years child’s. It is recommended to the Puskesmas to make an introduction to potty training programs for parents so that the implementation of potty training can be achieved optimally.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jkesmas

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

J-Kemas is a biannual scientific journal focused on issues related to public health, such as (but not limited to) health services and policy, environment and sanitation, social environment and behavior, epidemiology and biostatistics, public health practices, occupational health, child and ...