SAINS MEDIKA : JURNAL KEDOKTERAN DAN KESEHATAN
Vol 5, No 1 (2013): January-June 2013

The Correlation between Mothers’ Knowledge and Attitude following Posyandu and Weight Gain in Children Aged 2-3 Years in Sawah Besar Village, Gayamsari District of Semarang

Fitriyani, Anis (Unknown)
Indrawati, Nuke Devi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jun 2013

Abstract

Minister of health decree No. 1457/ MENKES/ SK/ 2003 states that the minimum service standard in health sector for growth monitoring activitiesat integrated service post (Posyandu) in the office of Semarang Municipality targeted 80.17% children gain wight. But the gaining weight infants in the District Gayamsari were 72.09%.The study seeks to know the corelation between the level of knowledge and atittude of mothers following Posyandu and weight gain in children aged 2-3 years in the Sawah Besar Village Gayamsari District of Semarang. This study was a cross-sectional study a using a questionner. A sample were 87 mothers who had children aged 2-3 years in the Village and following the Sawah Besar Posyandu from total population 690 children were selected using a proportionate random stratified sampling method. The finding indicates that 46 % mothers had enough knowledge 48.3% mothers showed ‘not good’ attitute. Most of the children (59.8%) did not gain weight. There was a correlation between the mothers’ level of knowledge and attitute and the weight gain in children aged 2-3 years.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

sainsmedika

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Sains Medika is journal of medicine and health, is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on promoting medical sciences generated from Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, Clinical Sciences, and Medical Education to integrate researches in all aspects of human health. This journal ...