THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION ON INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING (IYCF) ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH WORKERS AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN MAROS DISTRICT

Abstract

Background ; The Indonesian government is currently implementing various things in improving nutrition problems, especially at 1000 HPK, including infant and young child feeding strategies, among others, Strengthening Health Workers in IYCF practices. Objectives; This study aims to analyse the effect of nutrition training on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) on the knowledge of health workers at Puskesmas in Maros District. Method; This study used an experimental research design with one group pre-post test. The subjects in this study were 27 health workers who participated in training. The research was conducted in August 2023 in Maros District. Result; The results showed that the average score of health workers knowledge showed an increase after the training. The results of the Paired Sample T-test showed that training had a significant effect of <0.001 (p value <0.05) on changes in knowledge of health workers at Puskesmas in Maros District. Conclusion; There was a significant effect on health workers knowledge through nutrition training on infant and young child feeding (IYCF).