%X Background  :  SDKI  data  (2017) show  that  the  prevalence  of children  who  are  exclusively  breastfed until the  age  of  4-5  months  is still  low,  at  38%.  From  this  data,  it  was  also  found  that  children  aged  6  to  23  months were 52.8% of all Indonesian children do not receive the nutrition they need during the first two years of their life to  grow  and  develop  optimally.  Tulang  Bawang  Regency  is  one  of  the  regions  in  Lampung  province  with  the largest percentage of children under five being very thin (BB/TB) at 7.7%.Objective  :  To  describe  the  description  of  complementary  feeding  for  infants  and  toddlers  aged  6-24 months  in  the  Banjar  Baru  Public  Health  Center,  Tulang  Bawang  Regency  in  2021.  Methods  :  This  type  of quantitative descriptive research uses a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study were all mothers who  had  infants  and  toddlers  aged  6-24  months  in  the  Banjar  Baru  Public  Health  Center,  Tulang  Bawang Regency as many as 340 mothers. Based on the calculation of the sample size, the sample in this study was 132 mothers, the samples were examined and screened according to the form and criteria for inclusion and exclusion of research.Results : The results showed that the frequency distribution of the history of complementary feeding was not  according  to  age  by  33.3%,  Infants  and  Toddlers  who  experienced  malnutrition  at  6.9%,  History  of  non-exclusive  breastfeeding  by  30.3%,  Most  infants  and  toddlers  with  visits  to  the  posyandu  not  every  month  by 48.5%,  the  type  of  complementary  feeding  given  to  infants  and  toddlers  is  more  than  half,  namely  51.5%  is manufactured food,  and  almost  all  infants  and  toddlers  have  a  history  of  infectious  diseases,  namely  ARI  of  83 ,3%.Conclusion  :  There  are  still  found  complementary  feeding  that  is  not  appropriate  for  age,  non-exclusive breastfeeding, infants and toddlers who are malnourished, and visits to posyandu are not every month.Suggestion  : The  importance  of  health  education  for  mothers  who  have  babies  and  toddlers  aged  6-24 months  about  MP-ASI,  monitoring  growth  and  development  by  re-activating  posyandu  in  villages  through  health cadres in the community, especially the community in the Banjar Baru Community Health Center, Tulang Bawang Regency so that infants and undernourished toddlers can be treated immediately
%I Poltekkes Tanjungkarang
%L repo1111
%D 2022
%T KARAKTERISTIK  IBU, BAYI DAN BALITA (USIA 6-24 BULAN) DALAM PEMBERIAN MAKANAN PENDAMPING ASI (MP-ASI)
%A Roslina Roslina