PENGARUH TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG JENIS MPASI TERHADAP STATUS GIZI ANAK USIA 6-24 BULAN DI POSYANDU BALITA DESA GODAN KECAMATAN TAWANGHARJO

Abstract

Latar Belakang; Nutrition plays an important role in the growthof the child. According
to the World Health Organization (2016) 6% or 40,6 million are overfed and 7,7% or 52
million malnourished. Knowledge is one of the internal factors that affect the nutritional
status of children (Notoatmodjo, 2007). According to Mulyana (2011), 29 (40,3%) of
respondents who have less knowledge have malnourished children. Based on WHO
(2007) in Syatriani (2010), 54% of  11 million children under five around the world die
from malnutrition and 46% died due to concomitant diseases such as respiratory
infections, diarrhea, malaria and measles.
Tujuan: To determine the effect of mother’s knowledge about the type of weaning
foods on the nutritional status of 6-24 months children in Posyandu Godan Village Sub-
District of Tawangharjo.
Metode:
Design research was analytic survey with case control approach with Chi Square test.
The population were 132 respondents. Sample collectingused non-probability sampling
Quota method. Sample case group were 30 respondents and control groups were 30
respondents.
Hasil:
Mothers with good knowledgewho have  children with bad nutritional status are 9
(15%)  respondents while mothers with bad knowledge who havechildren with good
nutritional status are 21 (35%) respondents. Mothers with good knowledge who have
children with good nutritional status are 20 (33,3%) respondents while the mothers with
bad knowledge who have children with good nutritional status are 10 (16,7%)
respondents. ρ value = 0,010 and 4,667 Odds Ratio value. It means that there is
influence of mother’s knowledge about the type of weaning foods on the nutritional
status of 6-24 month children in the Godan Village Tawangharjosub-District.
Kesimpulan:
There isinfluence of mother’s knowledge about the type of weaning foods on the
nutritional status of 6-24 months children in Posyandu Godan Village Sub-District of
Tawangharjo.