<![CDATA[There are any cadre of Posyandu who have not skill in measurement of weight and high of body of child under five in dacin balancing before weighing the child under five. This is influenced by any factors such as education, knowledge, duration to be a cadre and training followed by the cadre.This research aims to study an overview of skill of cadre in measure the weigh and high of body of child under five in Posyandu in the work area of Puskesmas Langsa Timur Province of Aceh.This research is a descriptive study by moment observation study. The data was collected by interview and observation when implement the Posyandu activities.Based on the research indicated that the skill of cadre in measurement of weight and height of child body under five was in poor skill category for 59 cadres (62.1%). The higher education was in the category of graduate of senior high school (SMA) for 46 cadres (48.4%). The cadre who has skill in measurement of weight and height of body with graduation of DIII/S1 is 11 persons (84. 62%). More of cadres have poor knowledge about the measurement of weight and height of body for 41 cadres (43.2%). The cadres who have skill in measurement of weight and height of body with good knowledge were 15 persons (60%). The cadres who never follow any training were 70 cadres (73.7%). The cadres who have skill in measurement of weight and height of body are cadres who have follow training for 24 persons (96%). More of cadres with the duration time to be cadres were > 3 years for 49 cadres (51.6%). The cadre who has skill in measurement of weight and height of body and has to be cadre during > 3 years was 23 persons (46.94%).It is suggested that Puskesmas design and hold training for cadres periodically to minimize the error in measurement that influence the nutrition status of child under five.Keywords : Characteristic of cadre, Skill of cadre in measurement of weight and Height of body]]>
