// Core class shim for OJS 3.4/3.5 if (!class_exists('Core')) { class Core { public static function getBaseDir() { if (defined('BASE_SYS_DIR') && BASE_SYS_DIR) return BASE_SYS_DIR; if (defined('INDEX_FILE_LOCATION')) return dirname(INDEX_FILE_LOCATION); return realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../..'); } } } TY - JOUR AU - Fitriyani, Anis AU - Indrawati, Nuke Devi TI - The Correlation between Mothers’ Knowledge and Attitude following Posyandu and Weight Gain in Children Aged 2-3 Years in Sawah Besar Village, Gayamsari District of Semarang PY - %2013/%06/%07 Y2 - %2026/%10/%29 JF - Sains Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan JA - Sains Med J Ked Kes VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - Original Research Articles LA - en KW - attitudes KW - knowledge KW - weight gain DO - 10.30659/sainsmed.v5i1.361 UR - https://doi.org/10.30659/sainsmed.v5i1.361 SP - 23-29 AB - Minister of health decree No. 1457/ MENKES/ SK/ 2003 states that the minimum service standard in health sector for growth monitoring activitiesat integrated service post (Posyandu) in the office of Semarang Municipality targeted 80.17% children gain wight. But the gaining weight infants in the District Gayamsari were 72.09%.The study seeks to know the corelation between the level of knowledge and atittude of mothers following Posyandu and weight gain in children aged 2-3 years in the Sawah Besar Village Gayamsari District of Semarang. This study was a cross-sectional study a using a questionner. A sample were 87 mothers who had children aged 2-3 years in the Village and following the Sawah Besar Posyandu from total population 690 children were selected using a proportionate random stratified sampling method. The finding indicates that 46 % mothers had enough knowledge 48.3% mothers showed ‘not good’ attitute. Most of the children (59.8%) did not gain weight. There was a correlation between the mothers’ level of knowledge and attitute and the weight gain in children aged 2-3 years. ER -