INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Knowledge and Traditional Medicine Use

The Knowledge of Batak Toba Family in Feeding Toddler at Muliorejo Village, Sunggal District, Deli Serdang Regency

Kristina Mutiara Sihombing (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Nurman Achmad (Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2021

Abstract

This study examines the knowledge of Batak Toba family in feeding toddlers in Muliorejo Village, Sunggal District, Deli Serdang Regency. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of Batak Toba family in feeding toddler, how to serve toddler food, selecting toddler food and managing toddler food. The method used in this study is a holistic ethnographic method. The data collection technique used is through in-depth interviews, observation, and participation in the community, having knowledge related to research problems, and studying literature. The results of this study prove that the knowledge of Batak Toba family in feeding toddlers is very good, where parents who feed their children provide with a regular schedule in feeding, when the child is not at home or when the parents are at work, they keep fulfill the child's food by entrusting food to neighbors to give to his child, by also preparing provisions for the child.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijma

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Environmental Science Public Health Social Sciences

Description

Indonesian Journal of Medical Anthropology (IJMA) a global forum for scholarly articles on the social patterns of ill-health and disease transmission, and experiences of and knowledge about health, illness and wellbeing. These include the nature, organization and movement of peoples, technologies ...