Pemahaman Ibu mengenai Manfaat dan Pemberian Obat Cacing kepada Anak di Puskesmas Sigompul
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Pemahaman ibu mengenai tujuan, waktu, dan tata cara pemberian obat cacing merupakan salah satu unsur pencegahan kecacingan pada anak. Studi ini memetakan pengetahuan ibu serta menilai keterkaitannya dengan jenjang pendidikan di wilayah Puskesmas Sigompul. Survei analitik berpendekatan potong lintang dilaksanakan pada 27 Mei 2026 dengan melibatkan 80 ibu yang mempunyai anak berumur 1-12 tahun. Sampel ditentukan melalui pengambilan acak sederhana. Instrumen penelitian terdiri atas 10 pertanyaan tertutup; respons tepat bernilai satu, sedangkan respons tidak tepat bernilai nol. Nilai akhir dikelompokkan menjadi baik (76-100%), cukup (56-75%), atau kurang (55% ke bawah). Distribusi data diringkas dalam jumlah dan persentase. Keterkaitan pendidikan dengan pengetahuan diuji memakai uji eksak Fisher-Freeman-Halton karena persyaratan Chi-square tidak terpenuhi. Responden paling banyak berada pada rentang usia 36-45 tahun (46,3%), mempunyai dua anak (28,8%), menyelesaikan perguruan tinggi (58,8%), dan berstatus ibu rumah tangga (35,0%). Pengetahuan termasuk baik pada 76 ibu (95,0%) dan cukup pada 4 ibu (5,0%); kategori kurang tidak dijumpai. Pengetahuan baik tercatat pada 0% kelompok SMP, 93,8% kelompok SMA, dan 97,9% kelompok perguruan tinggi. Analisis eksak menghasilkan p=0,028. Jenjang pendidikan dengan demikian berkaitan secara statistik dengan kategori pengetahuan ibu tentang manfaat dan penggunaan obat cacing. Temuan tersebut harus dibaca secara hati-hati karena jumlah responden antarkelompok pendidikan dan pengetahuan sangat timpang. Penyuluhan puskesmas perlu memakai cara penyampaian yang sesuai dengan literasi kesehatan sasaran.
Mothers' Understanding of the Benefits and Administration of Deworming Medication to Children at Sigompul Community Health Center
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Maternal understanding of the purpose, timing, and administration of deworming medication contributes to the prevention of helminth infection in children. This study profiled mothers' knowledge and examined its relationship with educational attainment in the Sigompul Community Health Center area. An analytical cross-sectional survey was carried out on May 27, 2026. The sample comprised 80 women who had a child between 1 and 12 years of age and were chosen by simple random sampling. A 10-item closed questionnaire assigned one point to each correct response and zero to an incorrect response. Total scores were classified as good (76-100%), adequate (56-75%), or poor (55% or less). Counts and percentages described the data, while the Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact test evaluated the association because the Chi-square requirements were not satisfied. The largest groups were mothers aged 36-45 years (46.3%), those with two children (28.8%), higher-education graduates (58.8%), and homemakers (35.0%). Good knowledge was recorded for 76 mothers (95.0%) and adequate knowledge for 4 mothers (5.0%); no participant was classified as having poor knowledge. The percentages with good knowledge were 0% in the junior secondary group, 93.8% in the senior secondary group, and 97.9% in the higher-education group. The exact analysis yielded p=.028. Educational attainment was statistically related to how well mothers understood the purpose and administration of deworming medication. This finding warrants caution because participants were distributed very unevenly across the education and knowledge categories. Health education at the community health center should therefore be delivered in forms suited to the audience's health literacy.
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