PENGETAHUAN IBU YANG MEMILIKI ANAK BALITA USIA 12-59 BULAN TENTANG PEMBERIAN VITAMIN A DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SIMPANG BARU PEKANBARU

Abstract

Vitamin A is only given twice a year, in February and August at integrated health posts (posyandu) and community health centers. The benefits of Vitamin A are to reduce mortality and morbidity rates and can increase the body's resistance to infectious diseases such as measles, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infections (ARI). Side effects are nausea and vomiting. But this does not happen to all children. To find out how the description of the knowledge of mothers who have toddlers aged 12-59 months about the provision of Vitamin A in the work area of Simpang Baru Community Health Center, Pekanbaru. This type of research is quantitative research and the design of this research is descriptive. The population in this study was 4412 people, the sample in this study was 98 people within one month. The technique used in this study was purposive sampling. Where the independent variable in this study was knowledge, while the dependent variable was the provision of Vitamin A. It can be seen that the knowledge of mothers is good as many as 13 people (13.3%), the knowledge of mothers is sufficient as many as 18 people (18.4%) and the knowledge of mothers is lacking as many as 67 people (68.4%). From the results of the research that I have done, it can be concluded that the majority of mothers' knowledge about Vit A can be seen that the knowledge of mothers is lacking as many as 67 people (68.4%). It is hoped that the results of this study can be useful as reference material and as material in the library of the Helvetia Pekanbaru Health Institute