HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG VITAMIN A DENGAN PERILAKU PEMBERIAN VITAMIN A PADA ANAK USIA 6-59 BULAN DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS MIRAN PROVINSI MALUKU

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background : Vitamin A is helpful to reduce mortality and morbidity, in addition to eye health , vitamin A may increase the body's resistance to infectious diseases such as measles, diarrhea and ARI (acute pernafsan tract infections).

Objective: Knowing the relationship between the level of knowledge of mothers about vitamin A to the behavior of giving vitamin A to children aged 6-59 months in CempakaPuskesmasPosyanduMiran, Maluku province.

Methods: This study menggunakanjenispenilitian quantitative and cross- sectional study design. The study population was all the mothers who have children aged 6-59 months in osyanduCempaka many as 57people.
Results: The level of knowledge of the mother is in enough categories, and behaviors of vitamin A is in both categories, the data were analyzed using the Spearman Rank test. The level of knowledge is in the category of pretty much 22 (61.1%), well as much as 8 (22.2%) and less  than  6 (16.7). Behavior Award Vitamin A is in good category were 26 (72.2%) and were not good as 10 (27.8%). The results of the analysis of the two variables showed no association with the power r = 0,646 with significancy value on the results show (P = 0.00 <0:01).

Conclusion: There is a strong relationship between the level of knowledge of mothers about vitamin A and vitamin A peberian behavior in children aged 6-59 months in Cempaka Puskesmas Posyandu Miran, Maluku Province.