Pengaruh Penyuluhan Menggunakan Metode Simulation Game terhadap Pengetahuan dan Sikap Ibu Baduta Tentang ASI Eksklusif di Posyandu Desa Sine Kabupaten Ngawi

The Effect of Counseling Using Simulation Game Methods on Knowledge and Attitudes of Toddler Mothers About Exclusive Breastfeeding at the Posyandu in Sine Village Ngawi Regency

Penerapan ASI eksklusif dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya yaitu pengetahuan dan sikap ibu tentang ASI eksklusif. Pemberian informasi melalui penyuluhan diharapkan mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap ibu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyuluhan menggunakan metode simulation game terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap ibu baduta tentang ASI eksklusif di Posyandu Desa Sine.

Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain two group pre - post test. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive random sampling dengan jumlah responden 46 ibu baduta. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa lembar tes pengetahuan dan angket sikap. Analisis statistik yang digunakan adalah uji paired T-test.

Simpulan penelitian adalah penggunaan metode simulation game tidak berpengaruh terhadap pengetahuan serta berpengaruh terhadap sikap tentang ASI eksklusif ibu baduta di Posyandu Desa Sine Kabupaten Ngawi. Saran yang diberikan adalah  pada penelitian selanjutnya  perlu menambahkan variabel bebas lain yang dapat mempengaruhi pengetahuan dan sikap.

Kata kunci : Simulation Game, Pengetahuan, Sikap, Ibu Baduta

Several factors, including the knowledge and attitude of mothers about exclusive breastfeeding, influence the implementation of exclusive breastfeeding. Providing information through counselling is expected to improve maternal knowledge and attitudes. This study aims to determine the effect of counselling using the simulation game method on the knowledge and attitudes of toddler mothers about exclusive breastfeeding at the Posyandu in Sine Village.

This type of research is a quantitative study with a two-group pre – post test design. The sampling technique used purposive random sampling with a total of 46 respondents. The instruments used were knowledge test sheets and attitude questionnaires. The statistical analysis used was a paired T-test.

The study concluded that using the simulation game method had no effect on knowledge and had an effect on attitudes about exclusive breastfeeding for toddler mothers at the Posyandu in Sine Village, Ngawi Regency. The suggestion is that further research should add other independent variables that can affect knowledge and attitudes.

Keywords: Simulation Game, Knowledge, Attitude, Toddler Mothers