EDUCATION ON FEEDING INFANTS AND CHILDREN ON KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR OF MOTHERS IN FEEDING WASTING CHILDREN

Abstract

The high incidence of wasting is caused by lack of nutrition in children, thus affecting the growth and development of childr en. The
purpose to analyze feeding education in infants and children on the knowledge and behavior of mothers in feeding wasting ch ildren.
The design of this study was pre-experimental with a one group pretest posttest design approach, the sample was mothers of wasting
toddlers as many as 30 respondents, using purposive sampling techniques. The independent variable was infant and child feeding
education and the dependent variable was knowledge and behavior, using extension event unit instruments, leaflets and
questionnaires, data analysis using Paired T-test. The increase in knowledge was marked by a difference in the total mean value of
23.87 and maternal behavior and a total difference in the mean value of 21.7 after education. The results of statistical tests obtained
ρ-values of 0.000< 0.05 and a fairly strong correlation of 0.568 knowledge variables and 0.413 on behavioral variables means that
there is a strong enough influence between education on knowledge and behavior. Counseling activities can help mothers gain
understanding and practical skills in infant and child feeding practices so as to prevent wasting.