THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF MOTHER TODDERS WITH THE USE OF MOTHER AND CHILDHOOD HEALTH BOOKS IN THE REGION MUARA MUNTAI HEALTH CENTER WORK

Abstract

The (KIA) Toddler Book is an instrument for recording and counseling (education) for mothers and families and a communication tool between health workers and families. It is an educational tool because the (KIA) Toddler book contains information and educational material about maternal and child health, including nutrition, which can help families, especially mothers, maintain their health since the mother was a toddler. The problem in the proportion of ownership of Toddler Books (KIA) in Indonesia is assessing the use of Toddler Books (KIA) by mothers or caregivers. The results are that using Toddler Books (KIA) could be more optimal; Toddler Books (KIA) are only used to record immunizations or body weight. At posyandu. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of mothers of toddlers and the use of maternal and child health books (KIA) for toddlers in the working area of ​​Muara Muntai Health Center. This was an analytical descriptive study using a cross-sectional approach with a sample calculation technique, namely the Consecutive Sampling technique, with a total population of 45 respondents and a total sample of 41 respondents. The statistical test used the Pearson Product Moment test. The study's results showed that the dominant respondents had a level of knowledge that was less than 40 (73.2%) respondents. The research results showed that the majority of mothers who had the KIA Toddler book did not use the KIA Toddler book, 33 (80.5%) of the respondents. The Pearson Product Moment statistical test results showed that the P value was 0.000 < α 0.05. This indicates that the level of knowledge influences the use of KIA books; with good knowledge, mothers will have much information to obtain, own, and  make use of the KIA Toddler book.