<![CDATA[          Malnutrition is still a major problem in infants. Along with the times, malnutrition is still a major problem in infants. The high rate of  malnutrition is influenced by several factors such as low levels of education  (knowledge) about the importance of maternal nutrition intake as long as the child  is still   in   the  process of  grow and develop. The condition of infants who came to Kendal  IHC  there are toddler body weight under Red lines on the KMS.           The method used in this study was a descriptive survey approach.Variable in this study is the mothers knowledge about malnutrition in children under five in Village Kendal Sidodadi, Sukosewu District, Bojonegoro regency. The  population  in this study were all mothers with  children   under five  in village of  Kendal  Sidodadi,  Sukosewu District ,Bojonegoro regency, amount 158 respondents and the sample was motherâs with toddlers who came to IHC Village Kendal, Sidodadi District,Bojonegoro regency totaled 109 respondents, the sampling used in purposive sampling. Data were collected by using a questionnaire later on though by way of editing,  coding,  scoring  then  tabulated  and  presented  in  the  form  of  percentages were     analyzed with descriptive analysis.          The results showed that more than a majority of the respondents or mothers have good knowledge of malnutrition in children under five is 56 respondents (51.37%) of the 109 respondents.        Mothers knowledge about malnutrition in under-five is good ,good  motherâs knowledge would  be  useful if  supported by the attitude and behavior of a true mother in feeding infants,     so that children will not experience malnutrition. Keywords: Motrerâs,Knowledge , Malnutrition  ]]>
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