HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG PEMBERIAN MAKANAN PENDAMPING ASI DENGAN STATUS GIZI BAYI DI PUSKESMAS CIKARANG: Relationship Between Mothers Knowledge About Complementary Feeding and Infants Nutritional Status at The Cikarang Health Center

Salsabilla Annisa Afriyani (Program Studi Gizi, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Medika Suherman, Cikarang, Indonesia)
Widya Lestari Nurpratama (Program Studi Gizi, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Medika Suherman, Cikarang, Indonesia)

Darussalam Nutrition Journal
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): Darussalam Nutrition Journal

Background: Growth and development in the first two years of life is the most rapid period. Oneof the causes of malnutrition in children is inappropriate feeding practices for children. Objective:This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal knowledge about MPASI and thenutritional status of babies aged 6 - 12 months at the Cikarang Community Health Center.Method: This research uses quantitative methods with a cross-sectional study. The samplingtechnique used was purposive sampling and the total sample was 57 respondents. This researchuses univariate and bivariate analysis in the form of the Chi-Square test. Results: The researchresults show that the majority of mothers' knowledge about giving MPASI to babies aged 6 - 12months is good for 40 respondents (70.2%). There is a significant relationship between maternalknowledge and nutritional status (p value 0.001). Conclusion: Good maternal knowledge aboutgiving MPASI is related to the nutritional status of babies aged 6 - 12 month