Peran kader posyandu dalam melakukan pendampingan pemberian makan bayi dan anak usia 6-24 bulan

Abstract

The prevalence of nutritional problems in Banten is very high, namely 27,8% stunting and less than 15% nutrition, one of the causes is improper feeding practices for babies and children. The practice of ICF and the activeness of maternal and child health services of cadres in providing assistance to mothers who have children is expected to be able to reduce nutritional problems. This study aims to identify the role of cadres in assisting mothers to practice Infant and Child Feeding (ICF). the research was conducted a cross-sectional study. The sample is cadres of maternal and child health services, who have received training on ICF as many as 30 cadres with a purposive sampling technique. Collecting data using a questionnaire related to the characteristics of cadres including age, education, occupation, length of time as a cadre, and level of knowledge of cadres. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test. As a result, there were 43,3% of cadres who were active in assisting mothers in feeding practices. There is no relationship between characteristics and the role of cadres in providing assistance to mothers of toddlers in providing food (p> 0,05). In conclusion, the characteristics of cadres have no relationship with their role in providing assistance to infant feeding. Cadres can play a more active role in mentoring mothers related to providing food to children.

SIMPATIK website nutrition education on mother's knowledge and diversity of toddler consumption in Jambi City

“…Nutrition officers play an important role in providing complementary food for breast milk (complementary food) by visiting toddlers' homes in the morning, afternoon, and evening to provide motivation and help and remind mothers regarding understanding in providing toddler food consumption, so that mothers make improvements to the provision of complementary food according to the age of the toddler (Faridi et al, 2020). In line with two previous studies, research in Yogyakarta has shown that nutrition education with mentoring can increase mothers' knowledge of food provision for toddlers (Abdillah et al, 2020).…”

“…Nutrition education assistance using the website is carried out with the concept of twoway communication using the following three steps:1) researchers, enumerators, and nutrition officers are mentors who play a role in gathering information from mothers of toddlers;2) the companion concludes the information obtained so that the of the mother under five are known; and 3) researchers and nutrition officers intervene by providing information on website usage, nutrition knowledge, and advice according to the problems of toddler mothers (Faridi et al, 2020).…”

Potong Pele Stunting melalui Pelatihan Kader tentang Pemberian Makan Bayi dan Anak (PMBA) Berbasis Pangan Lokal

“…Pendampingan oleh orang yang terdekat dalam hal ini termasuk kader posyandu sangat penting. Untuk itu kader posyandu perlu dilatih agar mempunyai pengetahuan tentang ASI ekslusif dan MP-ASI serta keterampilan pemantauan pertumbuhan dan keterampilan memberikan konseling (Faridi et al, 2020). Hasil Penelitian Abeng dan Hardiyanti, (2019) menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh pelatihan oleh kader terhadap praktik ibu dalam pemberian MP-ASI.…”