Effect of Toddler Mother Class on Mother's Knowledge in Toddler Growth and Development Stimulation

Indrayani, Diyan and Hidayanti, Desi and Legiati, Titi (2018) Effect of Toddler Mother Class on Mother's Knowledge in Toddler Growth and Development Stimulation. Proceeding of The 1st International Conference on Interprofessional Health Collaboration and Community Empowerment Bandung, 1 (1). pp. 48-50. ISSN 978-623-91302-0-6

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Abstract

Background. The quality of children's growth and development is determined by parenting in the family, especially parents, namely mother. The early stimulation provided by the mother optimally will affect the child's development significantly. Toddler Mother Class is a class that facilitates mothers who have children aged 0 to 5 years to jointly discuss, exchange opinions, exchange experiences for stimulation of growth and development guided by the facilitator.The aim of this research is to analyze the effect of the toddler's mother class on mother’s knowledge in Toddler Growth and Development Stimulation. Methods :This study were using a quasi experimental design with pre post test design techniques. The population were all mothers who have children under five years in PasirKaliki Village, Cimahi City. The sample weremothers who have children aged 0-5 years with inclusion criteria that have been determined as many as 34 respondents. The data obtained are primary data from the results of a questionnaire assessment of maternal knowledge in stimulating toddler development. Paired T-test was used to analyze the influence of toddler's mother's class on mother's knowledge in stimulating toddler growth. Results :Thestudy showed that the mother class of children under five had an effect on the increase in mother's knowledge in stimulating the growth of children under five with a value of p <0.05. Respondents who took the mother class experienced an increase in knowledge of 15.8% compared to before attending the mother's toddler class. Conclusion :The implementation of toddler mothers class can increase knowledge in stimulating the growth of toddlers. It is expected that toddler mother classes can be carried out at each posyandu independently and optimally.

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