Relationship Between Maternal Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Nutritional Status of Toddlers in Biloro Health Center Area, South Buru Regency
Keywords:
attitude, knowledge, malnutrition, maternal, toddlerAbstract
Background: Poor nutritional status increases the risk of toddlers experiencing growth and developmental disorders in all body organ systems, which can have long-term effects. One of the main factors causing malnutrition and undernutrition is mother's knowledge, as mothers are the closest person to the child and play an important role in creating the child's nutritional status. Mother's attitude also greatly affects the quality and quantity of food consumed by the family, as mothers play an important role in household management. Objective: To determine the relationship between mother's knowledge and attitude with the incidence of undernutrition in toddlers in the working area of Puskesmas Biloro, Buru Selatan Regency. Method: This study used a quantitative method with a Cross-Sectional approach which was conducted on June 16-July 16, 2025 in the work area of the Biloro Community Health Center, South Buru Regency. The sample used was 71 respondents who had toddlers, with a Purposive sampling technique. This research instrument used a questionnaire. Results: The analysis results obtained from the knowledge questionnaire p-value 0.478> a 0.05 and the results of the attitude questionnaire obtained 0.337> a 0.05, which indicates that Ho is accepted and Ha is rejected meaning there is no relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes of mothers with the incidence of malnutrition in toddlers. Discussion: Based on this research, it appears that a mother's attitude is not always related to a person's behavior in carrying out an action. Although the majority of respondents (52 respondents) had a positive attitude, the statistical results did not show a significant relationship. Conclusion: This study shows no relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes of mothers with the incidence of malnutrition in toddlers in the working area of the Biloro Community Health Center, South Buru Regency.
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