Hubungan Antara Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Ibu Usia Remaja Tentang Stimulasi Perkembangan Dengan Perkembangan Motorikanaknyayang Berusia Di Bawah Dua Tahun

ABSTRACT The sensorimotor stage in the first two years is an asset for the cognitive function to children\u27s future. Young mother has to know more about child\u27s development process, has a fervent motivation concerning child development, appropriates arranged and guided stimulation to adevance child motoric development. Good attitude of the mother will be benefited for children rather than low quality of the mother\u27s attitude. The aim of the research was to investigate the relationship between knowledge and attitude of the young mothers about development stimulation with motoric development of children under two years old. This research was done in Purworejo regency in February 2002 by using cross sectional design. The respondent were 26 young mothers and their children who are under two years old as many as 26 children. The mothers were examined their knowledge and attitude about development stimulation. And the children were examined their nutrition status, health status and motoric development. Data were analysed by using non-parametric correlation, Mann Whitney test, correlation and logistic regression. Bivariate analysis showed that there was significant relationship between health status with motoric development, but there was no significant relationship between nutrition status with motoric development, also there was no significant relationship between knowledge and attitude with motoric development. Multivariate analysis showed that nutrition status and health status were significant relationship with motoric development, however knowledge and attitude were no significant relationship with motoric development. It was concluded that the change of the young mother\u27s knowledge and attitude did not influence concerning the change of motoric development of children under two years old. The change of nutrition status and health status of the children will influence concerning the change of motoric development of children under two years old. Keywords: young mother -knowledge- attitude-motor developmen