[Pemantauan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan pada anak balita sangat penting dilakukan untuk
mengetahui adanya gangguan pada pertumbuhan dan perkembangan sejak dini. Tujuan penelitian
ini adalah mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan pertumbuhan dan
perkembangan anak balita. Desain penelitian menggunakan “cross sectional”, yang melibatkan
100 responden yaitu ibu dan anak balita usia 0-59 bulan di Kota Jambi. Instrumen menggunakan
kuesioner tentang karakteristik responden, alat pengukur berat badan, tinggi badan dan lingkar
kepala beserta kuesioner, formulir KPSP, kuesioner stimulasi dan pola asuh. Hasil penelitian
menunjukkan ada hubungan antara usia anak balita dengan perkembangan (p-value=0,014,
α=0,05) dan ada hubungan antara pengetahuan ibu tentang stimulasi dengan perkembangan anak
balita (p-value=0,030, α=0,05). Rekomendasi penelitian ini adalah perlunya sosialisasi tentang
stimulasi perkembangan anak kepada ibu yang memiliki balita di Kota Jambi.;The growth and development monitoring for children under five is very important in order to
detect the growth and development disorder early on. The purpose of this study was to identify
factors correlated with the growth and development of children under the age of five years. The
study design was cross-sectional, which involved 100 respondents including mothers and children
aged 0-59 months in Jambi City. The instrument consisted of a questionnaire about the
characteristics of the respondents, body weight and height scale, and head circumference along
with the questionnaire, KPSP forms, and the questionnaire of stimulation and parenting. The
results showed that there was no correlation between the children under five years of age and the
development (p-value = 0.014, α = 0.05) and there was no correlation between the mothers'
knowledge of stimulation and the development of children under five (p-value = 0.030, α = 0.05).
It is recommended to improve the growth monitoring, especially for children under five in Jambi
City and to optimize the socialization of the importance of the parent’s roles in providing
stimulation to their children.;The growth and development monitoring for children under five is very important in order to
detect the growth and development disorder early on. The purpose of this study was to identify
factors correlated with the growth and development of children under the age of five years. The
study design was cross-sectional, which involved 100 respondents including mothers and children
aged 0-59 months in Jambi City. The instrument consisted of a questionnaire about the
characteristics of the respondents, body weight and height scale, and head circumference along
with the questionnaire, KPSP forms, and the questionnaire of stimulation and parenting. The
results showed that there was no correlation between the children under five years of age and the
development (p-value = 0.014, α = 0.05) and there was no correlation between the mothers'
knowledge of stimulation and the development of children under five (p-value = 0.030, α = 0.05).
It is recommended to improve the growth monitoring, especially for children under five in Jambi
City and to optimize the socialization of the importance of the parent’s roles in providing
stimulation to their children.;The growth and development monitoring for children under five is very important in order to
detect the growth and development disorder early on. The purpose of this study was to identify
factors correlated with the growth and development of children under the age of five years. The
study design was cross-sectional, which involved 100 respondents including mothers and children
aged 0-59 months in Jambi City. The instrument consisted of a questionnaire about the
characteristics of the respondents, body weight and height scale, and head circumference along
with the questionnaire, KPSP forms, and the questionnaire of stimulation and parenting. The
results showed that there was no correlation between the children under five years of age and the
development (p-value = 0.014, α = 0.05) and there was no correlation between the mothers'
knowledge of stimulation and the development of children under five (p-value = 0.030, α = 0.05).
It is recommended to improve the growth monitoring, especially for children under five in Jambi
City and to optimize the socialization of the importance of the parent’s roles in providing
stimulation to their children.;The growth and development monitoring for children under five is very important in order to
detect the growth and development disorder early on. The purpose of this study was to identify
factors correlated with the growth and development of children under the age of five years. The
study design was cross-sectional, which involved 100 respondents including mothers and children
aged 0-59 months in Jambi City. The instrument consisted of a questionnaire about the
characteristics of the respondents, body weight and height scale, and head circumference along
with the questionnaire, KPSP forms, and the questionnaire of stimulation and parenting. The
results showed that there was no correlation between the children under five years of age and the
development (p-value = 0.014, α = 0.05) and there was no correlation between the mothers'
knowledge of stimulation and the development of children under five (p-value = 0.030, α = 0.05).
It is recommended to improve the growth monitoring, especially for children under five in Jambi
City and to optimize the socialization of the importance of the parent’s roles in providing
stimulation to their children., The growth and development monitoring for children under five is very important in order to
detect the growth and development disorder early on. The purpose of this study was to identify
factors correlated with the growth and development of children under the age of five years. The
study design was cross-sectional, which involved 100 respondents including mothers and children
aged 0-59 months in Jambi City. The instrument consisted of a questionnaire about the
characteristics of the respondents, body weight and height scale, and head circumference along
with the questionnaire, KPSP forms, and the questionnaire of stimulation and parenting. The
results showed that there was no correlation between the children under five years of age and the
development (p-value = 0.014, α = 0.05) and there was no correlation between the mothers'
knowledge of stimulation and the development of children under five (p-value = 0.030, α = 0.05).
It is recommended to improve the growth monitoring, especially for children under five in Jambi
City and to optimize the socialization of the importance of the parent’s roles in providing
stimulation to their children.]