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Factors related to cadres capacity building for educating caregivers on dietary management of child illness during diarrhea : a study in urban slum neighborhoods, ancol village, north jakarta

Penggunaan kader merupakan salah satu strategi untuk mengatasi kekurangan jumlah tenaga kesehatan di negara berkembang. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menggali faktor yang berhubungan dengan capacity building kader dalam memberikan edukasi. Masalah yang berhubungan dengan praktek kader dalam memberikan edukasi antara lain kurangnya pengetahuan dan keterampilan komunikasi, perbedaan persepsi mengenai peran edukasi, dan kurangnya kepercayaan diri. Karakteristik kader, kebutuhan personal, manajemen organisasi, supervisi, dan persepsi pengasuh terhadap kader merupakan faktor utama yang berhubungan dengan praktek pemberian edukasi oleh kader. Faktor-faktor tersebut perlu diperhatikan dalam proses capacity building kader, dengan pengayaan konten mengenai manajemen diet pada anak diare dan komunikasi sebaya, dan dengan menerapkan metode belajar dari pengalaman.
Kata kunci: kader, penigkatan kapasitas, faktor personal, faktor lingkungan, praktek edukasi


Cadres have been identified as one of the key strategies to address health workers shortage in developing countries. This study aimed to explore factors related to cadres capacity building on giving education. It was revealed that cadres had lack of knowledge and communication skills, different perceived role toward education practice, and low self-efficacy. Cadre’s characteristics, personal needs, organizational management, supervision, and caregivers’ perception toward cadres were the main factors related to cadres practice on giving education. Those factors should be addressed during capacity building process through enrichment of capacity building contents on knowledge about dietary management of child illness during diarrhea and peer communication, and by applying experiencebased learning as capacity building methods.
Keywords: Cadre, capacity building, personal factors, environmental factors, education practice