Abstract:
Wasting is a malnourished group, directly caused by inadequate nutrition and poor sanitation. The results of the Riskesdas 2018 states that the prevalence of very thin children under five years of age in 2018 is still quite high, namely 3.5 percent, there is a decrease compared to 2013 (5.3%) and 2007 (6.2%). Banjarbaru City is one of the areas that has experienced an increase in cases of very thin and wasting nutrition for three consecutive years. According to the Banjarbaru City Health Office, the highest cases were in the Liang Anggang Health Care area, which was 35 percent, of which 33 percent were in the underweight category and 2 percent for the very thin category. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between the Role of Sanitation Posyandu in Increasing the Activity of Baduta Wasting’s Mother (In the Working Area of Liang Anggang Health Care, Banjarbaru City). The research design used was cross-sectional with a population of 270 people and using random sample sampling. The results of the pretest and posttest for the knowledge variable in activities 1, 2, 3 and 4 with the Asymp Sig. <0.05 Ho is rejected, meaning that there is a difference between the pretest and posttest on the knowledge variable. Whereas in the pretest and posttest results for the attitude variable in activities 3 and 4 with the Asymp Sig. ≥ 0.05 Ho is accepted, it means that there is no difference between the pretest and posttest on the attitude variable. There is a need for cooperation with all parties as well as providing education to mothers of toddlers about wasting and sanitation posyandu.
