RINGKASAN

GAMBARAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN KADER GIZI TENTANG PENGUKURAN

STATUS GIZI BALITA DI POSYANDU WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS
BENTENG KECAMATAN PANGKALAN BARU
KABUPATEN BANGKA TENGAH

Dias Nurikhwani
Diasnurkhwani02@gmail.com

Tahun 2013, kurang lebih 250.000 posyandu di Indonesia hanya 40% yang masih aktif
dan diperkirakan hanya 43% anak balita yang terpantau status kesehatannya (Kemenkes RI,
2013). Menurut profil kesehatan provinsi kepulauan Bangka Belitung (2016). Data posyandu
yang aktif dibangka tengah yaitu 57 posyandu madya. Strata posyandu yang paling banyak
terdapat dikabupaten Bangka tengah pada tahun 2014 adalah posyandu strata madya sebesar 43
posyandu. Setiap strata purnama 30 posyandu dan pratama 47 posyandu. Jika dibandingkan
dengan jumlah posyandu ditahun 2011-2013 terjadi peningkatan. Sementara untuk posyandu
yang dikatakan aktif adalah 30 posyandu (Dinkes Bangka Tengah 2014).
Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif yang dilakukan pada seluruh
posyandu wilayah kerja puskesmas benteng kecamatan pangkalanbaru kabupaten Bangka tengah
berjumlah 14 posyandu dan dilaksanakan pada bulan januari-februari 2019. Populasi dalam
penelitian ini berjumlah 70 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel dengan menggunakan
teknik total sampling.
Hasil dari penelitian ini dari 68 responden diketahui Tingkat Pengetahuan Kader Tentang
Pengkuran Status Gizi Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Benteng yang paling banyak memiliki
pengetahuan cukup sebesar 66,2% (45 orang),sedangkan yang paling sedikit kader yang
memiliki pengetahuan kurang sebesar 14,7% (10 orang). Saran Bagi pihak puskesmas dapat
memberikan edukasi tentang pengukuran status gizi balita untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan
kader yang ada diwilayah kerja puskesmas.
Kata Kunci : Pengetahuan Kader, Pengukuran Status Gizi
 ABSTRACT

DESCRIPTION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION OF THE NUTRITION

CADER ABOUT MEASUREMENT OF NUTRITION STATUS IN POSYANDU OF
PUSKESMAS BENTENG KECAMATAN PANGKALANBARU
KABUPATEN BANGKA TENGAH

Dias Nurikhwani
Diasnurkhwani02@gmail.com

In 2013, approximately 250,000 posyandu in Indonesia only 40% were still active and it
is estimated that only 43% of children under five were monitored for their health status (Ministry
of Health, 2013). According to the health profile of the Bangka Belitung island province (2016).
Data on posyandu that are active in the middle area are 57 posyandu madya. The posyandu strata
that are mostly found in the central Bangka district in 2014 were the posyandu middle level of 43
posyandu. Each strata purnama is 30 posyandu and pratama 47 posyandu. When compared with
the number of posyandu in 2011-2013 there was an increase. Meanwhile, for the posyandu which
is said to be active are 30 posyandu (Central Bangka Health Office 2014).
The type of research used is descriptive research conducted at all posyandu in the
puskesmas working area of the base of Pangkalanbaru sub-district, Central Bangka Regency, and
it was conducted in January-February 2019. The population in this study amounted to 70 people
with sampling techniques using total sampling techniques.
The results of this study from 68 respondents were known to be Cadre Knowledge Levels
on Measuring Nutritional Status of Toddlers in the Work Area of Benteng Community Health
Center which had the most knowledge of 66.2% (45 people), while the least cadres had less
knowledge of 14.7 % (10 people). Suggestions For the health center, it can provide education
about measuring the nutritional status of children to increase the knowledge of cadres in the
working area of the health center.
Keywords: Cadre Knowledge, Measurement of Nutritional Status