Abstract

The foremost guard of health services in Indonesia is in the Puskesmas with its integrated health service post called Posyandu. Posyandu West Bandung Regency has several times won the champion as the best Posyandu in West Java and National level. This achievement was achieved because the role of Posyandu cadres in the area. Based on the background, this study examines how much influence the credibility of Posyandu cadres to public participation in health programs using the Credibility Theory, this study uses an explorative quantitative approach. Result of this research with Pearson correlation analysis showed that credibility Posyandu cadres have an effect on society participation in health program, with r = 0.0006. While Posyandu cadre expertise is quite influential with r = 0.0006; the character of trusted cadres is also influential with r = 0.0006; and the appeal of Posyandu cadres is quite influential with r = 0.0005.

Highlights

  • Health is the primary need as well as human rights. It is realized by the government so that the right to get the health services is listed in the 1945 Constitution (UUD 1945), Article 28 H Paragraph 1 (Pasal 28 H Ayat 1), and Law No 11 year 2009

  • Based on Riskesdas 2013, only 65.2% of households in Indonesia know about Posyandu existence, if by province the highest percentage is in West Java (78%) and the lowest is Bengkulu (26%)

  • Based on the testing results, the skill component has effect in increasing community participation in health program It can be seen that r value of component variable of cadres skill (0.0006) is greater than -1 and less than 1

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Introduction

Health is the primary need as well as human rights. It is realized by the government so that the right to get the health services is listed in the 1945 Constitution (UUD 1945), Article 28 H Paragraph 1 (Pasal 28 H Ayat 1), and Law No 11 year 2009Article History: Received September 06, 2017; Revised January 09, 2018; Accepted January 26, 2018; Published January 31, 2018P-ISSN: 2086-1559, E-ISSN: 2527-2810 on Social Welfare (UU No 11/2009). Health is the primary need as well as human rights. It is realized by the government so that the right to get the health services is listed in the 1945 Constitution (UUD 1945), Article 28 H Paragraph 1 (Pasal 28 H Ayat 1), and Law No 11 year 2009. It can be concluded that the level of social welfare is seen from the condition of the material and the condition of physical and mental health. Healthy Indonesia 2025 goal is an effort to become qualified citizen with healthy life among others by doing sports. One of the parameters to look at the quality of human resources in a country is health, and to assess the level of progress of a country can be seen from its health services

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