CORRELATIONAL OF MOTHER’S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NUTRITION WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE APPLE PUBLIC HEALTH IN JAMBEARJO VILLAGE, TAJINAN SUB-DISTRICT, MALANG

Abstract

BACKGROUND : Children are the population groups that show very rapid growth that requires high nutrients in every kilogram of their body. To get the proper nutrition needed a knowledge in terms of selection, and providing nutritional balanced menu (Devi, 2012) The purpose of research to determine the relationship between mother knowledge about nutrition and nutritional status and the level of early childhood development. SUBJECT AND METHODE : The study design was correlational , Its population is mothers who have children in the village of Apple Integrated Health Post of Jambearjo numbered 89 mothers, samples were taken by purposive sampling technique, totaling 58 people. Research variables include; mother’s knowledge about nutrition, nutritional status and level of development. The research instrument used a questionnaire, KPSP, anthropometric measurements with a Z-Score table. Data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis using spearmen rho test with a significance level of 95%. RESULTS : Based on the analysis of Spearman Rho test was obtained p Value 0.000 <0.05 then H1 accepted meaning there is a relationship between knowledge and nutritional status and the level of early childhood development. Value cooficient correlation with nutritional status .590 knowledge, knowledge with the development .515 DISCUSSION : Based on the results above, it should be cadres of Apple public health and public health center of workers provide health information, coaching, food availability and nutrition simultaneously to the mothers and developmental delays with the provision of PMT, stimulation of early childhood development and monitoring and early detection of growth and development of infants.