Peran lurah, petugas kesehatan, dan kader dalam partisipasi ibu balita ke posyandu di wilayah cakupan D/S 87 Peran lurah, petugas kesehatan, dan kader dalam partisipasi ibu balita ke posyandu di wilayah cakupan D/S terendah dan tertinggi di Kota Jambi The role of village head, health workers and health cadres in the participation of underfive’s mothers to visit integrated health post in the lowest and highest D/S coverage area in Jambi Kanda Sihombing 1 , BJ. Istiti Kandarina 2 , Sumarni 3 ABSTRACT Background: IHP (Integrated health post) is a form of UKBM (Community Resources Based-Health Effort) that is managed and administered from, by, for and together with community in health development IHP administration involved many parties such as cadres, health staff and village head. Rawasari Primary Health Care had the lowest coverage level of D/S (33.2%), while Olak Kemang Primary Health Care had the highest D/S coverage (81.98%). Objectives: To study thoroughly the role of village head, health staff and cadres in increasing the participation of underfive’s mothers to visit IHP. Methods: This was descriptive study used qualitative method by phonological approach. Informants were selected by purposive sampling. Data collection was performed by 2 methods, in-depth interview to 16 informants and focus group discussion (FGD) to 28 informants. Data validity was performed by source and method of triangulation. Results: Village head, nutrition staffs, health cadres, PKK woman and community figures from the highest D/S coverage area took a role in increasing participation of the mother of underfive, but they who were from the lowest D/S coverage did not. They contributed in different way in increasing their participation. Head villages gave the motivation and direction, nutrition staffs attended the IHP, cadres took a role by arrange arisan and ballon provision, and PKK’S woman delegated their member to attend IHP monthly (highest D/S) but they whom from the lowest D/S coverage area did not. Conclusion: Village head, nutrition staffs, health cadres, PKK woman, and community figures in highest D/S coverage area took a role in increasing participation of underfive’s mothers to visit IHP, but they who where from the lowest D/S coverage did not. The Innovation a creativity encourage the mothers to visit IHP. KEYWORDS: village head, health staff, cadre, PKK woman, community figure, woman who had underfive ABSTRAK Latar belakang: Posyandu merupakan bentuk upaya kesehatan bersumber daya masyarakat (UKBM) yang dikelola dan diselenggarakan dari, oleh, untuk dan bersama masyarakat dalam pembangunan kesehatan. Terselenggaranya posyandu melibatkan banyak pihak di antaranya kader, petugas kesehatan dan Lurah. Puskesmas Rawasari dengan tingkat cakupan D/S terendah yaitu 33,2%, dan Puskesmas Olak Kemang dengan cakupan D/S tertinggi yaitu 81,98%. Tujuan: Mengkaji secara mendalam peran lurah, petugas kesehatan, dan kader dalam meningkatkan partisipasi ibu balita ke posyandu. 1 Seksi Gizi, Dinas Kesehatan Kota Jambi, Jl. H. Salim Kotabaru Kota Jambi 36128, e-mail: kanda sihombing@gmail.com. 2 Program Studi Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Jl. Farmako Sekip Utara, Yogyakarta 55281. 3 Bagian Kedokteran Jiwa, Fakultas kedokteran, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Farmako Sekip Utara, Yogyakarta 55281. JURNAL GIZI DAN DIETETIK INDONESIA Vol. 3, No. 2, Mei 2015: 87-97