HUBUNGAN KEAKTIFAN KUNJUNGAN IBU DENGAN STATUS GIZI BALITA DI POSYANDU EUPHORBIA DESA KEBONSARI

Abstract

Toddlers’ nutritional status is a key indicator of growth and development, influenced by maternal involvement in health monitoring. Mothers’ active participation in posyandu visits supports early detection of nutritional problems and consistent monitoring of toddlers’ growth and development. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between mothers’ visit activeness and the nutritional status of toddlers at Euphorbia Posyandu, Kebonsari Village. This study applied a correlational cross-sectional design. The population comprised 35 mothers of toddlers and their children at Euphorbia Posyandu, Kebonsari Village, selected through total sampling. Instruments included the MCH handbook/KMS (Ministry of Health, 2024) and anthropometric tools. Based on the fisher exact statistical test, the p-value was 0.000 with α = 0.05. Since the significance value was less than α, H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted, indicating that there is a correlation between mothers’ visit activeness and the nutritional status of toddlers at Euphorbia Posyandu, Kebonsari Village.It can be concluded that there is a significant correlation between mothers’ visit activeness and the nutritional status of toddlers. The more active mothers are in attending posyandu visits, the better the nutritional status of their toddlers