Determinants of Infant Growth and Development Based on the Health Promotion Model

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BACKGROUND: The quality of future generations is largely determined by the growth and development of toddlers. All parents want their children to grow and develop optimally. AIM: The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of growth and development of infants aged 3–12 months based on the Health Promotion Model (HPM). METHODS: The study used a cross-sectional study design, which was conducted at the Banyuwangi District Health Center. Respondents in this study were mothers who had infants aged 3–12 months as many as 217. The sampling technique used was random sampling. The independent variables using the components of the HPM theory are mother’s motivation, infant’s gestational age, perceived benefit, perceived barrier, perceived self-efficacy, and activity-related affect. The dependent variable is growth and development. Growth assessment is obtained from the BB/U value and compared with the z-score table. Developmental assessment was done using Pre-screening Development Questionnaire. The relationship between each independent variable and the dependent variable was analyzed using the Chi-square test. Determinants of growth and development of children under five were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: The results of the independent variable logistic regression test with growth showed that the variable with p < 0.05 was the mother’s perceived self-efficacy with p = 0.013. While the independent variable logistic regression test with development showed that the variable with p < 0.05 was the mother’s perceived barrier with a p = 0.000. CONCLUSION: Based on the HPM approach, it was found that the determinant of infant growth was the mother’s perceived self-efficacy, while the determinant of infant development was the mother’s perceived barrier. The growth and development of toddlers can be achieved optimally through efforts to increase the mother’s perceived self-efficacy and reduce the mother’s perceived barrier.