The Relationship Between Parental Knowledge and Education to Early Detection of the Development of Toddlers Aged 12-59 Months Through the use of MCH Books in the Work Area of Puskesmas Buay Pemaca

Abstract

Based on the Indonesian health profile in 2022, the number of toddlers monitored for growth and development is 78.3%, and toddlers served by Stimulation, Detection, and Early Intervention of Child Growth and Development (SDDTIK) is 61.3%, where South Sumatra province is 85.6%. This study aims to determine the relationship of parental knowledge and education to early detection of the development of toddlers aged 12-59 months through the use of MCH books in the UPT Puskesmas Buay Pemaca Work Area. This study is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. The population is all mothers who have toddlers aged 12-59 months, totaling 1,402. A sample of 104 respondents was taken with a purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed by the Chi-square test. The results showed that the frequency distribution of knowledge mostly had knowledge in the sufficient category (54.8%), higher education (59.6%), and most of them did early detection through the use of MCH books (79.8%). The results of statistical analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between knowledge and early detection of the development of toddlers aged 12-59 months through the use of MCH books (0.000), and there was a significant relationship between education and early detection of the development of toddlers aged 12-59 months through the use of MCH books (0.045). There is a relationship between parents' knowledge and education on early detection of the development of toddlers aged 12-59 months through the use of MCH books in the Working Area of UPT Puskesmas Buay Pemaca.