PERBANDINGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN ORANG TUA TENTANG STIMULASI PERKEMBANGAN ANAK USIA 1-3 TAHUN DI PEDESAAN DAN PERKOTAAN Ni Made Pamela Ananta Putri Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Pengetahuan stimulasi perkembangan faktor penting yang harus dimiliki oleh orang tua, namun kenyataan yang terjadi masih banyak orang tua di berbagai daerah yang memiliki tingkat pengetahuan yang rendah dalam pemantauan tumbuh kembang anaknya. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan tingkat pengetahuan orang tua tentang stimulasi perkembangan anak usia 1-3 tahun di pedesaan dan perkotaan. Metode: Desain pada penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif komparatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional, dilakukan pada bulan Mei-Juni 2023 di Kecamatan Abiansemal dan Kecamatan Denpasar Selatan. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 290 responden masing-masing 145 orang di pedesaan dan perkotaan. Variabel penelitian ini adalah pengetahuan orang tua tentang stimulasi perkembangan anak usia 1-3 tahun di pedesaan dan perkotaan. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik cluster sampling dengan instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner pengetahuan orang tua. Analisa data yang digunakan adalah Mann Whitney U-Test. Hasil: Sebagian besar orang tua di perkotaan (77,2%) berpengetahuan baik dan sebagian besar orang tua di pedesaan (57,9%) berpengetahuan baik. Ada perbedaan tingkat pengetahuan orang tua tentang stimulasi perkembangan anak usia 1-3 tahun di pedesaan dan di perkotaan. (p value < 0,05). Kesimpulan: Pengetahuan orang tua tentang stimulasi perkembangan anak usia 1-3 tahun baik di pedesaan dan perkotaan sebagian besar responden tergolong dalam kategori baik, orang tua diharapkan untuk tidak memberikan stimulasi yang berlebihan sehingga pemberian stimulasi yang sesuai dengan usia anak dapat ditingkatkan lagi agar tumbuh kembang anak lebih terarah tanpa paksaan. Kata Kunci: Desa, Kota, Orang Tua, Pengetahuan, Stimulasi Perkembangan

THE COMPARISON OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN PARENTS ABOUT STIMULATION OF DEVELOPMENT AMONG CHILDREN AGED 1-3 YEARS Ni Made Pamela Ananta Putri1, Made Rismawan2, I Gede Satria Astawa3 Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: As important factor, parents should have knowledge about developmental stimulation. But in fact, there are many parents in various regions who have a low knowledge level in monitoring the growth and development of their children. Purpose: To identify the comparison of knowledge level between rural and urban parents about stimulation of development among children aged 1-3 years Method: This study employed comparative descriptive with a cross-sectional approach which was conducted in May-June 2023 in Abiansemal District and South Denpasar District. There were 290 respondents recruited as sample of the study which were selected by using cluster sampling technique. From the sample of the study, 145 respondents from rural areas and 145 respondents from urban areas. The variable of this research was knowledge of parents about stimulation of the development of children aged 1-3 years in rural and urban areas. The data were collected by using questionnaire and analyzed by using Mann Whitney U-Test. Result: The finding showed that there were 77.2% of respondents had good knowledge and there were 57.9% of respondents had good knowledge. There was a comparison of parents’ knowledge level about stimulation of development among children aged 1-3 years in rural and urban areas (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: The majority of the knowledge level of parents about stimulation of development among children aged 1-3 years in rural and urban areas are good. Parents are expected not to provide excessive stimulation so in accordance to the age of children. It is expected that the growth and development of the children is more focus. Keywords: Rural, Urban, Parents, Knowledge, Stimulation of Development