KINERJA TENAGA PELAKSANA GIZI PUSKESMAS HUBUNGANNYA DENGAN EFEKTIVITAS PROGRAM MAKANAN PENDAMPING AIR SUSU IBU PADA ANAK BAWAH DUA TAHUN DENGAN GIZI BURUK DI KABUPATEN KARIMUN, KEPULAUAN RIAU

Main Author: Hazwin, Hazwin
Format: Article info application/pdf Journal
Bahasa: ind
Terbitan: Jurnal Manajemen Pelayanan Kesehatan , 2008
Online Access: https://journal.ugm.ac.id/jmpk/article/view/2685
https://journal.ugm.ac.id/jmpk/article/view/2685/2408
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  • Background: Complementary breastfeeding program is aprogram implemented at health centers which is meant toimprove nutrition status of the community and this is a duty ofnutrition staff at health centers. The prevalence of cases ofcomplementary breastfeeding side effects may be due toinappropriate storage and supply as performance of nutritionstaff of health centers.Objective: To identify the relationship between theperformance of nutrition staff of health centers with theeffectiveness of complementary breastfeeding program amongchildren less than two years from poor families with poornutrition.Method: The study was observational with cohort design,applied to children under two years from poor families withpoor nutrition who got complementary breastfeeding.Qualitative method and descriptive analysis were used toidentify the distribution system of complementary breastfeedingthrough in-depth interview using questionnaires with openquestions. Location of the study was in the District of Karimunand the analysis unit was District Health Office of Karimun.Subject of the study consisted of 9 nutrition staff of healthcenter and 15 malnourished children under two. Data analysisof complementary breastfeeding distribution system was donedescriptively.Result: The program of complementary breastfeeding whichhad been implemented for 3 months to malnourished childrenless than two years did not improve nutrition status frommalnourished to good nutrition status. The performance ofnutrition staff at the health center in the program ofcomplementary breastfeeding was low in the specification oftarget age, the amount of complementary breastfeeding portionand in the preparation of complementary breastfeeding. Thedistribution of complementary breastfeeding at the health officeand health center did not comply to complementarybreastfeeding distribution and management guidelines, suchas in aspects of target specif ication, complementarybreastfeeding preparation information, and monitoring ofcomplementary breastfeeding distribution.Conclusion: The program of complementary breastfeedingwas ineffective in improving nutrition status of children lessthan two years from malnourished to good nutrition status.The performance of nutrition staff at the health center incomplementary breastfeeding program was low.Complementary breastfeeding distribution and managementsystem at the health office and health center at District ofKarimun had not run well.Keywords: nutrition staff, performance, complementarybreastfeeding, children under two, malnutrition