Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Motivasi merupakan faktor yang memiliki hubungan paling dominan dengan perilaku (kepatuhan). Kepatuhan ibu dalam partisipasi kunjungan ke Posyandu dapat bermanfaat untuk mengetahui pertumbuhan dan perkembangan balita. Hal tersebut dapat mengurangi timbulnya permasalahan gizi pada balita yang bisa mengakibatkan stunting. Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan motivasi ibu dengan kunjungan Posyandu dan tinggi badan sesuai usia pada anak balita di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Calang, Kabupaten Aceh Jaya. Jenis penelitian descriptive korelasi dengan metode cross sectional study dengan populasi berjumlah 666 ibu balita yang berada di wilayah kerja Pukesmas Calang. Metode pengambilan sampel yaitu stratified random sampling menggunakan teknik random sampling dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 173 ibu balita. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner motivasi ibu dalam melakukan pemeriksaan pertumbuhan balita di Posyandu. Data penelitian ini dianalisis menggunnakan uji statistic Chi-squere. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada hubungan motivasi ibu dengan kunjungan Posyandu (p-value = 0,000) dan tinggi badan sesuai usia pada anak balita dengan nilai (p-value = 0,000). Disarankan kepada Puskesmas untuk terus memberikan promosi kesehatan dan mengadakan perlombaan balita sehat, sehingga peningkatan motivasi ibu untuk pemantauan pertumbuhan balita lebih tinggi.

Motivation is a factor that has the most dominant relationship to behavior (compliance). Mother’s compliance in participating in visits to Posyandu can be userful to determine the growth and development of toddlers. It can help reduce nutritional problems in toddlers, which might lead to stunting. The purpose of this study wasto determine the relationship between the mother’s motivation to visit Posyandu and the age-appropriate height of children under five in the working area of the Public Health Center of Calang, Aceh Jaya Regency. This study was a descriptive correlational study with a cross-sectional method. The population was 666 mothers of children under five living in the working area of the Public Health Center of Calang. 173 mothers of toddlers were chosen as respondents using a random sampling technique. The sampling method used was stratified random sampling. Some tools were used to collect data, including a questionnaire on mothers’ motivation in examining the growth of toddlers at the Posyandu, tape meters, and observation sheets for mothers’ visit to the Posyandu. The data were then analyzed by using the chi-squere statistical test. The results showed a correlation between the mother’s motivation with Posyandu visit (p-value = 0,000) and toddler height according to age (p-value = 0,000). It is recommended that the Public Health Center continue to provide health promotion and hold healthy competitions to increase the mother’s motivation to monitor todders’ growth.