MOTHER'S LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NUTRITIONAL FULFILLMENTS FOR TODDLERS IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE PUSKESMAS TARATARA TOMOHON

Authors

  • Nolla Lisa Lolowang Program Studi D3 Keperawatan, Program Studi S1 Administrasi Kesehatan, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bethesda Tomohon
  • Grace Merentek Program Studi D3 Keperawatan, Program Studi S1 Administrasi Kesehatan, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bethesda Tomohon
  • Finni Fitria Tumiwa Program Studi D3 Keperawatan, Program Studi S1 Administrasi Kesehatan, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bethesda Tomohon
  • Alda Talumepa Program Studi D3 Keperawatan, Program Studi S1 Administrasi Kesehatan, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bethesda Tomohon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31004/prepotif.v8i2.27561

Keywords:

Balita, Pemenuhan Gizi, Pengetahuan Ibu

Abstract

Gizi adalah proses organisme menggunakan makanan yang dikonsumsi  secara normal  dan digunakan  untuk  mempertahankan  kehidupan.  Asupan  gizi yang  salah  atau  tidak sesuai akan menimbulkan  masalah kesehatan. Peran ibu penting diperlukan terkait pengetahuan mengenai pemenuhan gizi sehingga dapat mengoptimalkan  pemenuhan gizi pada balita. Tujuan penelitian mengetahui gambaran tingkat pengetahuan ibu terhadap pemenuhan gizi pada balita di wilayah kerja  Puskesmas  Taratara.  Desain penelitian  ini  adalah  deskriptif  kuantitatif.  Teknik sampling yang digunakan purposive sampling. Responden berjumlah 175 ibu yang baru pertama kali memiliki  balita,  di wilayah  kerja  Puskesmas  Taratara,  Kecamatan  Tomohon  Barat  pada bulan Desember  2021 sampai  Januari 2022. Data penelitian  ini diambil  dengan menggunakan kuesioner.  Hasil  penelitian  menunjukkan  pengetahuan  ibu tentang pemenuhan  gizi pada balita dari 175  responden  sebagian  besar memiliki  pengetahuan  baik sebanyak  127 responden (72.14%), sedangkan  pengetahuan  cukup sebanyak 48 responden (27.86%).  Diharapkan Puskesmas  dalam  memberikan  pelayanan  mampu  menerapkan  pendidikan  tentang  kesehatan bagi masyarakat  khususnya  ibu yang baru pertama kali memiliki  balita, yang  dapat ibu akses melalui media informasi, televisi, internet dan penyuluhan yang dilakukan tenaga kesehatan saat dilaksanakan posyandu balita.

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2024-08-20

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Lolowang, N. L., Merentek, G. ., Tumiwa, F. F., & Talumepa, A. (2024). MOTHER’S LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NUTRITIONAL FULFILLMENTS FOR TODDLERS IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE PUSKESMAS TARATARA TOMOHON. PREPOTIF : JURNAL KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT, 8(2), 3534–3539. https://doi.org/10.31004/prepotif.v8i2.27561

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): AGUSTUS 2024

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