FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PEMANFAATAN POSYANDU LANSIA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS ARAS KABU

This study aims to find out the factors that affect the use of elderly posyandu in the working area of the Aras Health Center, Deli Serdang Regency. The type of research used in this study is quantitative with a Cross Sectional design. The sample in this study is 95 elderly people. The sampling technique uses the Proportional Random Sampling Technique. Data analysis used the Chi Square statistical test with a value of ɑ=0.05. The results of the study were obtained from work variables (pvalue = 0.019), knowledge (pvalue = 0.027), attitude (pvalue = 0.96), family support (pvalue = 0.036), distance (pvalue = 0.001). The conclusion in this study is that there is an influence between the variables of work, knowledge, family support, and distance on the use of the elderly posyandu, and there is no influence between the attitude variables on the use of the elderly posyandu in the working area of the ArasKabu Health Center. It is hoped that efforts will be made to increase the use of elderly posyandu services such as counseling and socialization about the benefits of the elderly posyandu.