Analysis of the Relationship between Knowledge and Stunting Prevention Attitudes and Behaviors in Pregnant Women at UPT Puskesmas Bojo Baru, Barru Regency

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in preventing stunting in pregnant women at the Bojo Baru Health Center. The design of this study was quantitative, using a descriptive design and a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were pregnant women who underwent pregnancy check-ups in the first trimester of multigravida at the Bojo Baru Health Center, with a sample of 60 people. The research design used was correlational, using a Cross Sectional approach, and the sampling technique used Probability Sampling with a simple random sampling type. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire sheet. The variables in this study were knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of pregnant women in efforts to prevent stunting. The questionnaire for the knowledge variable used the Guttman scale while the attitude and behavior of mothers in efforts to prevent stunting used the Likert scale. The results of the study showed that the relationship between pregnant women's knowledge about balanced nutrition with attitudes and behavior (efforts) to prevent stunting in toddlers at the Bojo Baru Health Center obtained a significant value of p = 0.008 (0.008 <0.05), that the majority of pregnant women's knowledge levels about balanced nutrition with efforts to prevent stunting in the good category were 45 people (75%).