Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Demam merupakan peningkatan suhu tubuh lebih tinggi dari suhu normal yaitu 37,5℃. peran ibu sangat penting dalam menangani demam anak untuk mengurangi ketidaknyamanan anak dengan didasari pengetahuan dan sikap, secara teori pengetahuan dan sikap dapat langsung mempengaruhi individu untuk berperilaku dalam penatalaksanaan demam. penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan dan sikap terhadap perilaku ibu dalam tatalaksana demam pada anak. penelitian analitik observasional ini menggunakan desain cross sectional. subjek dalam penelitian ini yaitu ibu yang berkunjung ke puskesmas lampaseh berdasarkan data kunjungan anak tahun 2022 berjumlah 2.357 anak dan jumlah sampel sebanyak 96 sampel. teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. penelitian ini dilakukan di puskesmas lampaseh kota banda aceh dan dilaksanakan pada tanggal 7-14 november tahun 2022. analisis dalam penelitian ini adalah univariat dan bivariat. hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 59 responden (55,7%) berpengetahuan baik, sebanyak 77 responden (72,6%) mempunyai sikap cukup, dan sebanyak 60 responden (56,6%) memiliki perilaku baik tentang tatalaksana demam pada anak. hasil bivariat menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan ibu dengan perilaku ibu dalam tatalaksana demam pada anak didapatkan p value (0,000) dan sikap ibu terhadap perilaku ibu dalam tatalaksana demam anak didapatkan p value (0,000). disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan pengetahuan dan sikap ibu terhadap perilaku ibu dalam tatalaksana demam pada anak di puskesmas lampaseh kota banda aceh. kata kunci : ibu, anak, banda aceh, demam

Fever is defined as having a temperature above the normal range , which is above 37,5 ℃. A mother’s role is very important in handling the children’s fever to relieve children’s pain, based on their knowledge and attitudes. Theoritically, knowledge and attitudes can directly influence individual in managing fever. The aims of this research was to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards mother's behaviours in managing fever in children. This observational analytic study using a cross-sectional design. Subjects in this study were mothers who visited the Lampaseh Health Center. Based on the children visit datas in 2022 totally 2,357 children and a total sample of 96 samples. The technique of gaining sampling used purposive sampling. This research was conducted in the Lampaseh Health Center in Banda Aceh City and carried out on 7-14 November 2022. The analysis in this study was univariate and bivariate. The results showed that 59 respondents (55.7%) had a good knowledge, 77 respondents (72.6%) had a sufficient attitude, and 60 respondents (56.6%) had a good behaviour in managing fever in children. The bivariate results showed that the mother's knowledge with the mother's behaviour in managing fever in children was obtained a p value (0.000) and the mother's attitude towards the mother's behaviour in managing fever in children was obtained a p value (0.000). It was concluded that there was a relationship between mother's knowledge and attitude towards mother's behaviour in managing fever in children at the Lampaseh Health Center, Banda Aceh City. Keywords: Mother, Child, Banda Aceh, Fever