The Needs Of Soft Skill Of Mother In Caring For Under Nutrition Toddles In Dani Tribe Communities In Baliem Wamena Regency, Jayawijaya District

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5

Abstract

Based on data from UNICEF, infant and under-five mortality rates in Papua are the highest in the world, children under five in Papua experience weight loss problems by 12%. More than a quarter of Papua's population is below the poverty line, one of which is the Dani community. Toddlers are children under five years old, not including babies because babies have special eating characteristics. Under nutrition is a condition that occurs due to non-fulfillment of food intake, requires a mother's role and soft skills in caring for malnourished toddlers, more specifically the soft skill needs of Dani tribes in caring for nutritional infants in the Baliem Wamena valley of Jayawijaya Regency. aims to explore in depth the needs of mothers' soft skills in caring for toddlers under nutrition in the Baliem Wamena valley.This research is a qualitative research with explorative descriptive phenomenology approach. Participants in this study are mothers who care for toddlers with under nutrition. Data collection by means of in-depth Focus Group Discussion (FGD) interviews with 2 groups, 1 group consisting of 5 participants. Data analysis uses thematic analysis according to the Collaizzi, s method.The results of the study are 5 themes, namely: 1) Meeting the nutritional needs of children under five, 2) Ways to pay attention and distract children under five when fed, 3) Technique of feeding and feeding of children under five, 4) Soft mother's skills when communicating with children under five eat, 5) The needs of spirituality and cultural traditions of the Dani tribe in handling the health problems of children under five.Based on the results of the study it is recommended that nurses be able to develop nursing care comprehensively through the Family Center Care approach, improving community nursing interventions in the community, training and mentoring for Dani tribes who care for malnourished children. It is hoped that the next researcher can examine the knowledge, attitudes and education of mothers through both quantitative and qualitative approaches

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Nuriati Sarlota Auparai, Blacius Dedi, Dyna Apriani, Yayat Suryati, Siti Dewi Rahmayanti

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  • EP ID EP436960
  • DOI 10.9790/1959-0705053138.
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Nuriati Sarlota Auparai, Blacius Dedi, Dyna Apriani, Yayat Suryati, Siti Dewi Rahmayanti (2018). The Needs Of Soft Skill Of Mother In Caring For Under Nutrition Toddles In Dani Tribe Communities In Baliem Wamena Regency, Jayawijaya District. IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science, 7(5), 31-38. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-436960