PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN TENTANG STIMULASI PERKEMBANGAN ANAK USIA 0-3 TAHUN TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP ORANG TUA
ABSTRACT: Human development is
the perfect growing of functioning tool that can be passedthrough the body to
grow, mature, and learn. The first 3 years is the important step towards anadult
in a child's life. Parents must provide appropriate stimulation to the child's
age, thereforeparents should have a good knowledge and attitude. The purpose of
this study is to analyzed stimulatory effect of health education on the development
of children aged 0-3 years knowledge and attitudes towards parents. Method:
Research design was one group pre - test and post-testdesign.Research sample
was 35 parets at Posyandu Matahari, Plosorejo Village, Blitar Districtof
Kademangan at May 7th to 14th, 2012, its choosed with purposive sampling. The
data was collected using questionnaire. Analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank
Test with significanceα = 0.005. Results: The result showed enough knowledge on
pre-test (67,7) and post-test was good (83.5), while the attitude on the
pre-test was good (70.1) and post-test was excellent (86.5) with the level of
significance p = 0.001 on knowledge and attitudes. Discussion: Knowledge and
attitudes of the respondents affected increased to better health education. The
role of thenurse as an educator in the health service needs to be improved in
order to improve knowledge and attitudes.
Keyword: health education ,
knowledge , attitude , development of children aged 0-3 years , the stimulation
Penulis: Bagustin Yopy Fatimah
Nurwegha, Bisepta Prayogi
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd140332
