Community Social Behavior Toward Posyandu Dyah Ayu Puspitaningarti, (a*), Bonaventura Ngarawula (b), Catur Wahyudi (c)
Social Science Doctoral Program, Merdeka University, Jalan Terusan Dieng No. 62-64 Klojen, Pisang Candi, Kec. Sukun, Kota Malang
Abstract
Posyandu is a type of community-based health initiative that is organized and managed by community members with the goal of implementing health improvement, empowering the community, and making it easier for the community to access basic health services, specifically to accelerate maternal and infant mortality reduction. The success rate of reducing infant and maternal mortality depends on the extent to which the community actively participates in Posyandu activities, cooperative and informative to officers, contributes ideas and participates in the implementation of service innovations
This research aims to see how far Posyandu is implemented as it should be in the community, and to understand underlying factors social behavior in society
This is a qualitative study that use descriptive methodologies to explain social behavior of community toward posyandu
The results explain that Posyandu management is heavily reliant on the behavior of those involved in its services, beginning with health workers as service providers and continuing with community leaders and village officials as motivators in strengthening the posyandu because posyandu is organized from, by, for, and with the community to empower the community and provide convenience in obtaining basic health services. On the other side, the behavior of certain people who do not actively support and engage in Posyandu initiatives might have an impact on other communities and produce health problems in the community. Community empowerment is established by motivating elements to enhance family and community health, identifying needs and impediments to health services, and understanding available resources.
Keywords: social behavior, posyandu, community, health behavior
