HUBUNGAN SELF EFFICACY DENGAN PERILAKU IBU MELAKUKAN PENCEGAHAN GIZI KURANG PADA BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KEDIRI II TABANAN Ni Putu Putri Rastiti Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali E-mail : [email protected] ABSTRAK Tujuan. Untuk mengetahui hubungan self efficacy dengan perilaku ibu melakukan pencegahan gizi kurang pada balita di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kediri II Tabanan Metode. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan analitik korelasi dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu yang memiliki balita yang bertempat tinggal di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kediri II Tabanan. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 100 responden. Cara pengambilan sampel menggunakan tehnik non probability sampling dengan consecutive sampling. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan Spearman’s Rho Correlation. Hasil. Self efficacy ibu melakukan pencegahan gizi kurang pada balita sebagian besar pada kategori tinggi yaitu 45 responden (45,0%) dan sebagian besar ibu balita berperilaku pencegahan gizi kurang dalam kategori baik yaitu 42 responden (42,0%). Berdasarkan analisa statistik didapatkan hasil terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara self efficacy dengan perilaku ibu melakukan pencegahan gizi kurang pada balita di wilayah kerja Puskemas Kediri II Tabanan dengan nilai p-value 0,001. Kekuatan korelasi sangat kuat yaitu 0,847 dengan arah korelasi positif. Kesimpulan. Semakin tinggi self efficacy ibu maka semakin baik perilaku ibu melakukan pencegahan gizi kurang pada balita. Ibu balita diharapkan menghindari kebiasaan yang dapat memicu balita mengalami gizi kurang dan lebih aktif mencari informasi tentang pencegahan gizi kurang pada balita ke pelayanan kesehatan sehingga informasi yang diperoleh lebih akurat. Kata Kunci : Self Efficacy, Perilaku Ibu, Pencegahan Gizi Kurang

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND MOTHER BEHAVIOR IN MALNUTRITION PREVENTION OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN THE WORKING AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER KEDIRI II TABANAN REGENCY Ni Putu Putri Rastiti Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali E-mail : [email protected] ABSTRACT Aim. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between self-efficacy and mother behavior in malnutrition prevention of children under five years in the working area of public health center Kediri II Tabanan Regency. Methods. This study employed correlative analysis design with cross-sectional approach. The population of this study was mother who has children under five years who live in the working area of public health center Kediri II Tabanan regency. There were 100 respondents recruited as the sample through non probability sampling with consecutive sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaire and analyzed statistically by using Spearman’s Rho Correlation. Results. The result of this study showed that 45 respondents (45%) had good self-efficacy in preventing malnutrition and 42 respondents (42%) had moderate self-efficacy in preventing malnutrition. It was also found that there was a significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and mother behavior in preventing malnutrition in the working area of public health center Kediri II Tabanan regency (p-value = 0.001) ; r = 0.847). Conclusion. The higher the self-efficacy of the mother, the better the mother behavior in preventing malnutrition of children under five years. The mothers are expected to avoid bad habits that can which can trigger children under five years to experience malnutrition. The mothers are expected to seek information about prevention of malnutrition to health services so that the information obtained is more accurate. Keywords : Self Efficacy, Mother Behavior, Prevention of Malnutrition