Pengaruh Predisposisi Ibu Terhadap Ketepatan Pemberian MP ASI di Posyandu Wilayah Kerja PKM Kota Kecamatan Enrekang Kabupaten Enrekang

Nutrition has an important role in nation building. The relationship
between nutrition and development is reciprocal, which means that nutrition will
determine the success of a nation, and vice versa the condition of a nation can
affect the nutritional status of its people, especially children. To meet optimal
nutrition in children, appropriate complementary foods (MP-ASI) are needed.
MP-ASI is a transitional food from breast milk to family food. The introduction
and provision of MP-ASI should be done gradually, both in form and in number,
according to the ability of the baby. This study aims to determine the effect of
maternal predisposing factors (age, education, occupation, socio-culture,
knowledge, health services) on the accuracy of giving complementary feeding in
the PKM Working Area, Enrekang District, Enrekang Regency in 2021. This
research method is quantitative research with descriptive analysis approach. This
study used a cross sectional design. This research was conducted in the working
area of PKM City, Enrekang District, Enrekang Regency for 1 month in July -
August. The population in this study were children aged 6-12 months who met the
following requirements: (1) Children aged 6-12 months. (2) Male and female. (3)
Living in the work area of PKM City, Enrekang District. In this study, the
respondents were mothers who had children aged 6-12 months who lived in the
PKM work area of Enrekang City District. The sample in the study obtained was
55 children. The sampling technique used in this study was the accidental
sampling technique. The study results indicated that from 55 respondents there
was an accuracy of giving MP-ASI by 30.9% and that which was not according to
the provision of MP-ASI by 69.1%. Based on the results of the analysis
conducted, it can be concluded that the age of p(0.009), education p(0.034),
p(0,000), socio-cultural p(0.006) and health services p(0.049), affects the accuracy
of the provision of MP-ASI in the PKM working area of Enrekang city. Giving
MP-ASI was accurate in order that the community has insight on how to give MP�ASI at the right time to toddlers aged 6-12 months.
Keywords : Age, Education, Work, Socio-Culture, MPASI Giving
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