Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Pemanfaatan Posyandu Lansia di Wilayah

Abstract

Old age is something that cannot be avoided, with increasing age, the greater the possibility of someone experiencing and feeling physical, spiritual, spiritual, economic and social problems. A very basic problem in old age which is a health concern caused by degenerative procedures. Indonesia, the government is implementing a transformation of primary health services as an effort to improve the health system. Based on data on the number of elderly people in Medan City in 2020, around 10 persen of the population are elderly, totaling 201,413 people. In 2023, the number of elderly people in Medan Denai was 1536 people, the elderly who participated in the elderly posyandu program every month in the Medan Denai sub- district work area were 140 people in 2024, while the number of samples was 60 people. Based on a preliminary survey conducted by researchers to 8 elderly people at the Medan Denai Health Center Posyandu, 5 of them were not routine because the elderly said they had no friends to attend the posyandu, some also said they were busy looking after their grandchildren at home. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors related to the utilization of the elderly posyandu (elderly) in the Medan Denai Health Center work area in 2025. The type of research used in this study is quantitative. With a cross-sectional study approach. The research instrument used a questionnaire using the Chi-square test. Based on the results of the study, there is a relationship between the Knowledge variable and the utilization of posyandu with a p-value 0,005 <0,05 There is a relationship between the attitude variable and the Utilization of Posyandu with a p-value 0,033 <0,05. There is a relationship between the Elderly Trust variable and the utilization of Posyandu with a p-value of 0,038 <0,05 There is a relationship between the Family Role variable and the Utilization of Posyandu with a p-value 0,013<0,050. There is a relationship between the Family Role variable and the Utilization of Posyandu with a p-value 0,041 <0,05. To improve the knowledge of the elderly, it is hoped that health workers can provide education and socialization activities about the utilization of the elderly posyandu.