Effectiveness of Cadre Capacity Building Activities: A Comparative Design

Abstract

Immunization is a form of health intervention that is very effective in reducing infant and under-five mortality. However, until now the implementation has not reached the maximum target, there are still many people who do not allow their children to be immunized for various reasons. One of the roles of posyandu cadres is to provide health education to the community or parents about immunization, so that capacity building activities for cadres are very necessary to increase the knowledge of posyandu cadres. The purpose of this study was to analyze the knowledge and abilities of cadres in an effort to increase the coverage and quality of immunization. The research method comparative design research method with pre-test and post-test. Respondents were all cadres (16 respondents) in Ranu Pakis Village, Klakah District, Lumajang Regency. The results The results of the pre-test and post-test experienced a significant (significant) change from an average of 8.44 to 9.69. Paired Sample T Test showed p-value = 0.016. The conclusion this study is that there is an increase in knowledge, the ability of cadres after being given health information about immunization and the role or capacity of cadres in posyandu.