Pengaruh Karakteristik Ibu Balita Stunting, Aksesibilitas dan Dukungan Kader terhadap Pemanfaatan Posyandu di Puskesmas Parlilitan Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan Tahun 2024

Abstract

Stunting is a serious public health problem in Indonesia. Posyandu is one of the strategic efforts to prevent and overcome stunting. Posyandu utilization can be measured by D/S coverage. The 2023 Healthy Indonesia target is 90%, while coverage at Posyandu in the Parlilitan Community Health Center working area only reaches 67.8%. This shows that there is still a lack of mothers under five in utilizing posyandu. This research aims to determine the influence of the characteristics mothers of stunting toddlers, accessibility, and cadre support on the utilization of toddler posyandu at the Parlilitan Community Health Center in 2024. The type of research used is quantitative, analytical with a cross sectional approach. The total sample for this research was 74 mothers of toddlers taken using purposive sampling technique. Data was collected by interview via questionnaire and analyzed using a logistic regression test. From the research results, it was found that 33 (44.6%) respondents used posyandu and 41 (55.4%) respondents did not use posyandu in the working area of the Parlilitan Community Health Center. Based on the logistic regression test, the results showed that the variables of employment (p=0.008), knowledge (p=0.003), accessibility (p=0.049), and cadre support (p=0.001) had a significant influence on the utilization of Posyandu at the Parlilitan Community Health Center, and Based on the logistic regression test, it is shown that the cadre support variable has an Exp value. (B) is 59.866 which is the best model to determine the influence on posyandu utilization. Based on the results of this research, it is recommended that cadres be more active in providing information regarding the posyandu schedule to all mothers of toddlers to increase their activity by visiting the posyandu more regularly and reminding mothers of toddlers to use the posyandu.