Maternal Knowledge and Motivation in Conducting Toilet Training for Toddlers

Toilet training is a training process for controlling defecation and urination properly and regularly. Toilet training is trained to children from 1–3 years old. The objective of this research is to analyze the correlation between maternal knowledge on toilet Training and maternal motivation in teaching Toilet Training to toddlers. The population were mothers who had toddlers aged 1–3 years at the Maternal & Child Health Center of Pojoksari, Work Area of Sukomoro Health Center, as many as 107 mothers. The sample size were 84 people selected by using purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by using questionnaire, then analyzed by contigency coefficient. Mothers who had sufficient knowledge were 50% and mothers who had good motivation were 52.4%. Statistical test results obtained the p-value of <0.05 (there was a correlation between maternal knowledge on toilet training and maternal motivation in conducting toilet training for toddlers), with a contingency coefficient of 0.438.