THE INFLUENCE OF COUNSELING ON THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN THE TALANG JAMBE VILLAGE PALEMBANG

Abstract

Growth is still a serious problem in developing countries. In Indonesia in the year 2016, approximately 56.4% had
growth disorders in children aged under five years.1
If the detection of growth the child has a delay, then it can
lead to deviations in the child that is hard to repair. One of the factors that affect the growth of children is the
knowledge and attitude of parents.2
this Study aims to assess the Influence of Counseling On the Level of
Knowledge and attitude of Mothers about Child development in Talang Jambe Village, Palembang. The research
method used quasi-experiment with research design nonequivalent control group design.3,4 this Study using 30
samples in the control group and the treatment. The technique of determining the sample in the treatment group in
this research is a nonprobability sampling method with accidental sampling. Data analysis used is a statistical test
of Wilcoxon with a significance level of 0.05. The results of the statistical test, there is the influence of counseling
sprouting up against the knowledge of mothers (p value= <0.001), and there is also the influence of counseling
grow flowers against the attitude of the mothers in the treatment group (p value= <0,001). Conclusion suggestions
researchers to carry out activities health education regularly, especially regarding the growth of the child to
increase the knowledge of the mother.