1Lecturer Nursing Fak. Kedokeran Science and Health Science, UIN Alauddin
2Professor of nutrition Community Health Fak. Unhas University of Makassar
3Professor Epidemiology Community Health Fak. Unhas University of Makassar
4Professor Health Policy Administration Health Fak. Unhas University of Makassar
5Lecturer at the science of nutrition Fak. Community Health, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar
6Lecturer of Science Nursing Fak. University Medical Dipenogoro Semarang
Online published on 21 July, 2018.
Health problems that are very complex requires handling together involving of all health professionals and good collaboration efforts. Malnourished Children become one of health problems and it is important to prepare for the generation of high quality. Health education is expected to increase the knowledge of health workers about collaboration across the profession. competency that will affect the performance of health workers to improve the quality of health services in general. This research aims to assess the difference between the competencies collaboration across health professions in handling the cases of malnutrition in children before the training and three months after the training on the clinic. Using the research design “Quasi experiment” with research design using “pretest and posttest with a control group design”. There are 40 the respondents divided into 20 respondent treatment groups and 20 people in the control group. Sampling techniques Stratified random sampling. The results of the study showed that the average knowledge of treatment group pre-intervention and post intervention to have the value of the p domain of 0.330 purpose. The value of the p domain the role of 0.811, value p domain communication 0.000 (<0.05), the value of the p domain 0.000 process (<0.05), the value of the p domain 0.343 cooperation, the value of the p domain 0.031 leadership (<0.05) and the value of the p domain structure of 1000. Recommended researchers next to design health education which is able to improve competency on a different domain.
Interprofessional Collaboration, competencies, malnutrition, health workers