Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi

Correlation between Knowledge and Family Support with Active Cadre’s Role

Ida Bagus Made Dwi Indrawan (FKM Universitas Airlangga)
Chatarina Umbul Wahjuni (Departemen Epidemiologi FKM Universitas Airlangga)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jan 2014

Abstract

One factor that can help 100% achievement of  Universal Child Immunization (UCI) village status at Public health center (PHC) is depend on cadre’s role in promoting the importance of immunization to baby mothers and to motivate baby mothers to follow immunization program. The research objective was to analysis factors that related with active cadres roles in UCI village status achievement. This was a cross sectional study with sample size used in this research was 63 cadres of Integrated health care post (Posyandu) which is selected by stratified random sampling from UCI village and non UCI village. Result of this research showed there were no significant correlation between age ( p = 0,523 ), level of education ( p = 0,459 ), years of being cadre ( p =0,818 ), work status ( p = 0,766 ), attitude ( p = 1,000 ), and Posyandu’s access ( p = 0,713 ) with active cadres role. However, chi-square test showed there were correlation between knowledge ( p =0,000) and family support (p = 0,001) with active role cadres. There was no difference of cadre’s role in UCI village and non UCI village ( p = 1,000 ). It can be concluded that there were a significant correlation between knowledge and family support with cadre’s role in UCI village achievement. The suggestion for department of health Surabaya and PHC is to do refreshing cadres by training regularly to increase cadre’s knowledge about immunization.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBE

Publisher

Subject

Immunology & microbiology Public Health

Description

The scope of JBE are Epidemiology of Communicable Disease, Epidemiology of Non-communicable Disease, Tropical Disease, Epidemiology Surveillance, Management Outbreak, Epidemiology of Preventable Disease, and Epidemiology of ...