MISPERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITIES IN POSYANDU

Atika Anggarsari (Program Studi Pendidikan Bidan, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.)
Sri Utami (Program Studi Kebidanan, Politeknik Kesehatan Kementrian Kesehatan, Surabaya, Indonesia.)
Linda Dewanti (Departemen IKM, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.)
Bagus Setyo Boedi (Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Anak, RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya, Indonesia.)

INDONESIAN MIDWIFERY HEALTH AND SCIENCES JOURNAL
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, January 2021

 AbstractBackground: Posyandu is a place for early detection of community-centred growth and development of toddlers. The March 2019 preliminary study resulted in a low coverage of the posyandu (D/S) participation rate in W Village, which was 32%. The purpose of this study was to determine the community's perception of the Posyandu activities for toddlers. Methods: This research is a descriptive qualitative research conducted in W Village. The sampling technique is purposive sampling. The number of informants consisted of 9 people. Data processing is data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. Results: The results showed that the services provided by cadres and health workers were not optimal and there was a lack of infrastructure to support posyandu activities. Conclusion: The community interprets posyandu activities as only weighing and measuring height, which can actually be done by the community without having to play an active role in posyandu activities every month.