Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Stunting adalah kondisi gagal tumbuh pada anak bayi dibawah lima tahun akibat dari kekurangan gizi kronis sehingga anak terlalu pendek untuk usianya. Keberhasilan pemantauan dan promosi pertumbuhan tergantung pada pengetahuan dan keahlian para tenaga kesehatan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan dokter puskesmas dengan kejadian stunting di Puskesmas Kota Banda Aceh dan Aceh Besar. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain deskriptif menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dan sekunder menggunakan teknik total Sampling. Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan bahwa mayoritas jenis kelamin responden adalah perempuan sebanyak 128 responden (89,5%) dan laki-laki 15 responden (10,5%). Responden memiliki pengetahuan baik sebanyak 97 (67,8%) dan cukup sebanyak 46 (32,2%), sikap memiliki kategori baik sebanyak 123 responden (86%) dan cukup sebanyak 20 responden (14%). Responden memiliki kategori baik sebanyak 117 (82%) dan cukup sebanyak 26 responden (18%). Balita sebagian besar tidak stunting sebanyak 59.089 anak (93,9%) sedangkan yang stunting sebanyak 3.861anak (6,1%).

Kata kunci: Pengetahuan, Sikap, Tindakan, Kejadian Stunting

Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in infants under five years due to chronic malnutrition so that children are too short for their age. The success of growth monitoring and promotion depends on the knowledge and expertise of health workers. The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge, attitudes and actions of doctors at the puskesmas with stunting at the puskesmas in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. This research is a quantitative research with a descriptive design using a cross sectional approach. This study uses primary and secondary data using the total sampling technique. The number of samples used was 143 primary care doctors at the Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar City Health Centers. The results of this study found that the majority of respondents were female, 128 respondents (89.5%) and 15 male respondents (10.5%). Respondents had good knowledge as much as 97 (67.8%) and enough as many as 46 (32.2%), attitudes had good category as many as 123 respondents (86%) and enough as many as 20 respondents (14%). Respondents have a good category of 117 (82%) and enough as many as 26 respondents (18%). The majority of children under five were not stunted, with 59,089 children (93.9%) while those who were stunted were 3,861 children (6.1%). Keywords: Knowledge, Attitudes, Actions, Stunting Incidents