PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG PEMBERIAN VITAMIN A PADA BALITA USIA 12-59 BULAN DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SENGETI MUARO JAMBI

Abstract

ABSTRAK

Pemberian vitamin A merupakan salah satu upaya yang dilakukan untuk mencegah terjadinya kekurangan vitamin A pada balita. Pencapaian pemberian vitamin A di Desa Pematang Pulai 68.48% masih dibawah target pencapaian Nasional yaitu 87%. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk melihat gambaran pengetahuan ibu tentang pemberian vitamin A pada balita usia 12-59 bulan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sengeti Desa Pematang Pulai. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian deskriptif. Penelitian dilakukan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sengeti Desa Pematang Pulai pada tanggal 23-29 Juni 2021. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu yang memiliki balita usia 12-59 bulan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sengeti Desa Pematang Pulai yaitu berjumlah 92 orang, dengan sampel sebanyak 74 orang, menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik pengolahan data dengan analisis univariat. Hasil penelitian dari pengetahuan ibu tentang pemberian vitamin A pada balita usia 12-59 bulan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sengeti Desa Pematang Pulai, diketahui bahwa dari 74 responden, sebanyak 34 ibu (45.9%) memiliki pengetahuan cukup, 21 ibu (28.4%) memiliki pengetahuan kurang, dan 19 ibu (25.7%) memiliki pengetahuan baik. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa pengetahuan ibu balita masih cukup (45.9%) dan kurang (28.4%), artinya perlu tindak lanjut dari pihak puskesmas dan perawat untuk melakukan pemberian pendidikan kesehatan tentang pentingnya pemberian vitamin A pada balita usia 12-59 bulan.

ABSTRACT

Giving vitamin A is one of the efforts made to prevent vitamin A deficiency in toddlers. The achievement of providing vitamin A in Pematang Pulai Village 68.48% is still below the national achievement target. That is 87%. The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge of mothers about giving vitamin A to toddlers aged 12-59 months in the Sengeti Public Health Center, Pematang Pulai Village.  This type of quantitative research with descriptive research design. The study was conducted in the Working Area of ​​the Sengeti Health Center in Pematang Pulai Village on June 23-29, 2021. The population of this study were all mothers who had toddlers aged 12-59 months in the Working Area of ​​the Sengeti Health Center in Pematang Pulai Village, which amounted to 92 people, with a sample of 74 people, using purposive sampling technique. Data processing techniques with univariate analysis. The results of the study of mother's knowledge about giving vitamin A to toddlers aged 12-59 months in the Working Area of ​​the Sengeti Public Health Center Pematang Pulai Village, it is known that from 74 respondents, 34 mothers (45.9%) had sufficient knowledge, 21 mothers (28.4%) had sufficient knowledge. less, and 19 mothers (25.7%) had good knowledge. The conclusion of this study is that the knowledge of mothers of children under five is still sufficient (45.9%) and lacking (28.4%), meaning that there is a need for follow-up from the puskesmas and village nursing to provide health education about the importance of giving vitamin A to toddlers aged 12-59 months.