Hubungan Pola Asuh Ibu dengan Status Gizi Anak Balita Di Wilayah Kerja UPT Puskesmas Mandala

Abstract

The problem of poor nutritional status in toddlers is a serious problem that is still faced by many countries, including Indonesia. Poor nutritional status can hinder children's growth and development, and risks reducing their quality of life in the future. Improper parenting patterns, parents' lack of understanding about the importance of balanced nutrition, and environmental conditions that do not support cleanliness and health, are the main factors that influence the nutritional status of toddlers. Improving parenting patterns, increasing parental awareness regarding health care, and a clean environment are very important in preventing malnutrition problems in toddlers. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between maternal parenting patterns and the nutritional status of toddlers in the work area of the Mandala Health Center UPT. The type of research is quantitative. The data source in this study was obtained from a questionnaire to respondents. The population in this study were mothers who had toddlers aged 12-59 months at the Mandala Health Center UPT, totaling 912 mothers, using the Slovin formula, 100 samples were obtained. The analysis technique used in this study used the Chi Square test. Based on the results of the chi square test, a p-value of <0.05 was obtained, this indicates that there is a relationship between parenting patterns, environmental sanitation hygiene and utilization of health services on nutritional status in toddlers aged 12-59 months at the Mandala Health Center UPT.