Community Empowerment of Mothers' Behavior in Overcoming the Occurrence of ISPA in Toddlers in Ladang Bambu Village, Medan Tuntungan District

Abstract

ISPA is an upper respiratory tract disease that often attacks children and is the number one cause of death in infants and toddlers in Indonesia. Community Empowerment is one way to involve the community so that they can play an active role, especially in overcoming ISPA cases in toddlers. This community service program focuses on educating mothers of toddlers, posyandu cadres to be empowered and independent, so that it is hoped that posyandu cadres can become the main pillars of the community in preventing and overcoming ISPA in families. Based on the results of a survey conducted on August 21, 2024 in Ladang Bambu Village, Medan Tuntungan District. This community service activity was carried out in Ladang Bambu Village, Medan Tuntungan District with a health education method for cadres and mothers who have toddlers. This community service activity is divided into three stages, namely the first stage is the preparation stage, which includes licensing, data collection, situation analysis, and brainstorming; the second stage is the implementation of education on how to overcome ISPA in toddlers. Evaluation is carried out to determine the level of success of community service activities by observing the activities that have been carried out. This activity contributes to increasing knowledge and behavior of mothers who have toddlers and integrated health post cadres, therefore the sustainability of this activity needs to be facilitated by cadres and health center officers.