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Peningkatan Pengetahuan dan Keterampilan Kader Posbindu dalam Pengukuran Tinggi Badan Prediksi Lansia, Penyuluhan Gizi Seimbang dan Hipertensi Studi di Kecamatan Grogol Petamburan, Jakarta Barat

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Increased Pos bindu cadres knowledge and skills on elderly predicted height measurement, balanced nutrition and hypertension education among elderly in Grogol Petamburan Subdistrict, West Jakarta
Background: One strategy to increase the coverage of the elders' visit to elders integrated service post (Pos bindu) by conducting a training on improving the skills of cadres. They have tasks to measure height, weight and provide nutritional counseling for elderly. Many elderly can not be measured in standing height due to paralysis, disability and stooped due to kyphosis and osteoporosis. The results of the nutritional status assessment of elderly should be followed up by balanced nutrition and hypertension education. The aim of study was to test the effect of training on the knowledge and skills of Pos bindu cad res in predicted height and balanced nutrition counseling of elderly.
Method: Study design was quasi-experimental one group pretest posttest towards 41 respondents (36 Posbindu cadres and 5 staifs of community health center) at Grogol Petamburan Subdictrict who have been trained previously. Knowledge were measured with a pre-post test questionnaire and the skills of cadres were observed for 3 months post-training using the checklist form.
Result: Mean score of knowledge had significant difference between before and after training (P=0.000) and its increased by 22 points. There was significant difference between cadres skills before and after training in predicted height and balanced nutrition education (p=0.000). The level of cadres skills on moderate and high had significant difference after training.
Conclusion: Cadres training improves peiformance of Posbindu cadres .
Keywords: Training, pos bindu cadres, knowledge, antropometric skilis, balanced nutrition education

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Media Medika Indonesiana, 46 (1) 2012 : 61-66

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Semarang : FK Diponegoro Semarang., 2012

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0126-1762

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hypertension
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HEALTH PERSONNEL
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