Attitudes of Health Cadres in Handling Stunting in the Semowo Community Health Center, Semarang

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10.2991/978-94-6463-421-1_5How to use a DOI?

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Attitude; Health Cadres; Stunting

Abstract

Health cadres are an extension of health workers to participate in handling stunting in the community. However, not all cadres are supportive of the stunting management program. This condition will affect the stunting program in areas with a high prevalence, such as the Semowo Health Center. Several factors shape the attitude of health cadres that impact the success of the stunting management program. This study aimed to analyze factors related to the attitudes of health cadres in handling stunting at the Semowo Health Center, Semarang. This research is an observational study with a cross-sectional approach. The population and research sample were all Posyandu cadres in the Semowo Health Center area, totaling 185 people involved in the study. The data analysis used was univariate, bivariate, and multivariate. The results of the data analysis show that only knowledge is related (p-value < 0.005) to the attitude of health cadres (p-value = 0.049). At the same time, other variables are not related, namely age (p-value = 0.629), education (p-value = 0.329), occupation (p-value = 0.136), marital status (p-value = 0.645), length of time as a cadre (p-value = 0.180), and training experience (p-value = 0.075). Variables with a p-value < 0.025 were analyzed multivariate with the result that no variables were significantly related to health cadres’ attitudes. Primary health care should provide more assistance and education to health cadres to improve the success of the stunting program.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kusuma Estu Werdani
AU  - Anggi Putri Aria Gita
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/22
TI  - Attitudes of Health Cadres in Handling Stunting in the Semowo Community Health Center, Semarang
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar and Workshop Public Health (ISWHOPHA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 36
EP  - 42
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-421-1_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-421-1_5
ID  - Werdani2024
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