HUBUNGAN LINGKAR KEPALA DENGAN PERKEMBANGAN MOTORIK PADA ANAK USIA 1-24 BULAN DI RUMAH SAKIT IBU DAN ANAK SITTI KHADIJAH 1 MUHAMMADIYAH MAKASSAR

Abstract

Background: Infancy is a golden age (Golden Age) in the development of an individual. At the time of this child extraordinary growth and development both in terms of motor, logic, cognitive, and psychosocial. Children under five experience an increase in general developmental delay. Objective: This study was to determine the relationship of head circumference with motor development of children aged 1-24 months at the Sitti Khadijah 1 Muhammadiyah Hospital, Makassar. Method: The research design used was analytic observational using a cross sectional study approach. Where the design of this study in the form of measurement or observation of independent variables and dependent variables and observations of objects is only done once and at the same time. The determination of the sample is done by accidental sampling technique with a sample size of 142 children. Relationship test was performed using chi-square test with significance level α <0.05. Result: The results showed that children with abnormal head circumference and fine motor development were inhibited as much as 9.2% with a value of ρ = 0,000, this showed that there was a significant relationship between head circumference with fine motor development in children aged 1-24 months at the Mother Hospital and Anak Sitti Khadijah 1 Muhammadiyah Makassar. And children who have abnormal head circumference with impaired gross motor development as much as 9.9% with a value of p = 0,000, this shows there is a significant relationship between head circumference with gross motor development in children aged 1-24 months at the Mother and Child Hospital Sitti Khadijah 1 Muhammadiyah Makassar. Conclusion: The conclusion from the results of this study found that there was a significant relationship between head circumference with fine motor development and there was a significant relationship between head circumference with gross motor development. Thus it is expected for parents to frequently take measurements of head circumference and screening of motor development in children to determine the development of their brain and detect any delay in motor development of children.