HUBUNGAN KARAKTERISTIK DAN PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG GIZI DENGAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA USIA 12-59BULAN DI UPTD.PUSKESMAS NUSA PENIDA I Yuke Dwijayanti Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Kebidanan Institut Teknologi Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Prevalensi kejadian stunting berdasarkan operasi timbang bulan Februari 2022 pada balita usia 12-59bulan di UPTD Puskesmas Nusa Penida I berada diatas angka prevalensi kejadian stunting propinsi bali tahun 2021 yakni 24,61%. Dimana angka prevalensi stunting propinsi bali tahun 2021 berada di angka 3,2%. Penyebab tidak langsung dari stunting, yaitu karakteristik ibu yang terdiri dari umur ibu, pendidikan ibu, pekerjaan ibu, pendapatan keluarga, serta pengetahuan ibu tentang gizi.untuk mengetahui hubungan karakteristik dan pengetahuan ibu tentang gizi dengan kejadian stunting pada balita usia 12-59bulan di UPTD.Puskesmas Nusa Penida I. Metode: . Penelitian ini menggunkan desain analitik kuantitatif dengan pendekakan studi cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu yang memiliki balita usia 12-59bulan di UPTD.Puskesmas Nusa Penida I tahun 2022 sebanyak 1.182 ibu balita. Teknik pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik probability sampling, jumlah sampel sebanyak 312 ibu balita. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner tentang pengetahuan gizi balita. Analisis data dilakukan secara bivariate dengan uji chi square. Hasil: Berdasarkan hasil uji statistic dengan uji chi square menunjukkan ada hubungan yang signifikan antara umur ibu (p=

The Correlation Between Characteristics and Mothers’ Knowledge about Nutrition and Stunting Incidence on Toddlers Aged 12-59 Months in the Working Area of Public Health Center I Nusa Penida Yuke Dwijayanti Faculty of Health Bachelor of Midwifery Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: The prevalence of stunting incidence based on weighing operations in Februari 2022 on toddlers aged 12-59 months in the working area of Public Health Center I Nusa Penida is above the average of stunting rate in Bali in 2021which was 24.61%. The prevalence stunting in 2021 was 3.2%. The causes of stunting are mothers’ characteristics such as age, education, occupation, family income, and mother’s knowledge about nutrition. Purpose: To identify the correlation between characteristics and mothers’ knowledge about nutrition and stunting incidence on toddlers aged 12-59 months in the working area of Public Health Center I Nusa Penida. Method: This study employed analytical quantitative design with cross sectional approach. The population of this study was 1.182 mothers who have toddlers aged 12-59 months in the working area of Public Health Center I Nusa Penida. There were 312 mothers which were chosen by using probability sampling technique. The instrument of research was questionnaire about knowledge of toddlers’ nutrition. The data were analyzed by using bivariate with chi square test. Findings: Based on statistical test with chi square test showed that there was significant correlation between mothers’ age (p=