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PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU TERHADAP IMUNISASI DASAR DENGAN PENDEKATAN PROMOSI KESEHATAN

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ABSTRACT The Health Promotion of Toddlers’ Basic Immunization Towards Mothers’ Knowledge and Attitudes about the Immunization at RW.06 Sukajaya Village INDAH NURNISA NIM: 1551013 Based on the interview with four mothers who had children with age under three years old in Sukajaya village, it was found that only one mother understood about the importance of basic immunization and the basic immunization schedule, one mother just knew about the importance of immunization but did not know the schedule for the immunization. and two more mothers did not know about the importance of immunization and the schedule of it. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the health promotion of toddlers’ basic immunization towards the mothers’ knowledge and attitudes about the immunization at RW.06 Sukajaya village. The method used in this study was quasy experimental with one group pre-test post-test without control. The data gathered in this study were obtained from questionnaire filled by the respondents and analyzed by using SPSS. The results of data analysis showed that there were significant differences regarding the mothers’ knowledge about toddlers basic immunization before and after the health promotion of the immunization at RW.06 Sukajaya village with p value <0.05, and there were significant differences towards the mothers’ attitudes regarding the toddlers’ basic immunization before and after the health promotion of the immunization at RW.06 Sukajaya village with p value = 0.00. The conclusion of this study was the counseling given to the mothers regarding the toddlers’ basic immunization had significantly increased the mothers’ knowledge and attitudes. From these results, the researcher suggested that nurses or related health workers need to conduct the health promotions on basic immunization on a regular basis to the public, especially mothers with toddlers to improve the health standard of Indonesian children. Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, health promotion, basic immunization