CHARACTERISTICS AND KNOWLEDGE OF MOTHERS ABOUT STUNTING AT THE ARGA MAKMUR PUSKESMAS NORTH BENGKULU

Abstract

Stunting is a condition of malnutrition caused by insufficient nutrition for a long time and results in chronic malnutrition and growth disorders in toddlers such as lower or shorter height (short) than their age which, if left alone, is at risk for intellectual decline, stunting. mental and motor development and are more susceptible to infectious diseases.

This study aims to determine the description of maternal characteristics and knowledge of mothers about stunting in the working area of Arga Makmur Health Center with a population of 60 people. The sample of this study was 38 respondents using the Random Sampling technique. Collecting data in this research using a questionnaire.

The results of this study indicate that the majority of respondents aged 25-29 years or 17 respondents (44.7%) with job status do not work with a frequency of 20 respondents (52.6%), most of the respondents in this study with the last education of Elementary School as many as 11 people (28.9%).

For the knowledge of mothers in the working area of the Arga Makmur Health Center, most of them have the category of Less knowledge with a frequency of 22 people (57.8%). Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the characteristics and knowledge of mothers in the working area of  the Arga Makmur Health Center are still lacking.