SOCIAL ECONOMY AND POSYANDU SERVICES IN DESA KALIANYAR, BONDOWOSO DISTRICT AS VILLAGE WITHOUT STUNTING

Abstract

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND : Stunting has the highest prevalence compared to malnutrition, lack of nutrition, and fat. Stunting is identified characteristic of a child’s length or height. Stunting is a nutritional problem that affects human resources. Stunting can happen dur to many factors as posyandu services and socio economic. This study is conduct to determine the socioeconomic characteristics and posyandu services in Kalianyar village where there are no cases of stunting.

SUBJECT AND METHODE : This reseach used GIAN questionnaire through the East Java Provincial Health Office to collection the data. The subject were 15 mothers from Kalianyar Village selected by data of posyandu. The result of thid study showed that the important things to prevent stunting were water sources, mother's education, visits to the posyandu and the need to pay attention to posyandu services.

RESULTS : (93.3%) had taken their children to go to Posyandu and there were 6.7% of subjects who had never taken their children to go to Posyandu, 73,3% subject familiar with emo-demo and 26,7% never knew about emo-demo. Almost (66,7%) subjectattend in emo-demo activity and 33,3% never attend in emo demo.

CONCLUSION : Some things that can be considered to prevent stunting, are water sources, mother's education, visits to the posyandu and the need to pay attention to posyandu services