dc.description.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. | en_US |