1 Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga.
2 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 025-029
Received on 18 May 2024; revised on 26 June 2024; accepted on 28 June 2024
Introduction: Deviations in growth and development of toddlers can be detected as early as possible. Development monitoring can be carried out independently by parents using the Mom and Child Health book. The results of the Sidoarjo District Riskesdas 2018, the utilization of the Mom and Child Health Book in the development section is still lacking. This study aims to analyze the effect of education on changes in knowledge and behavior of filling out the development monitoring checklist in the Mom and Child Health Book by parents.
Methods: This research method is pre-experimental designs with one group pretest-posttest design. The sample size was 77 respondents with sampling technique using multistage random sampling. The independent variable is the provision of education provided personally using the Mom and Child Health book owned by parents. The dependent variable is knowledge and behavior. The instruments used were questionnaires and Mom and Child Health books. Data analysis using Wilcoxon Signed Rank.
Test. Results: The results showed that the knowledge category had increased. The good category from 43% to 87% and no one is in the less category. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test results pretest-posttest data knowledge p = 0.001 (p < 0.05). The category of behavior that before being given education no one had filled out the development monitoring checklist at all from 77 respondents increased to 70.12%. Increased knowledge has a significant impact on changes in parental behavior in filling out the development monitoring checklist in the Mom and Child Health book.
Conclusion: There is an effect of providing education on knowledge and behavior of filling out the developmental monitoring checklist in the Mom and Child Health book.
Mom and Child Health book; Development; Knowledge; Behavior education
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Putri Prawati, Budi Utomo, Astika Gita Ningrum and Ratna Dwi Jayanti. The effect of providing education on parent's knowledge and behavior in completing the development monitoring checklist in the Mom and Child health book in the working area of Tarik Health Centre. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(1), 025-029. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.1957