The Impact of Awarding Incentives on Posyandu Cadre Performance

Background: Posyandu is an intervention facility for a specific nutrition program carried out by the Ministry of Health. Cadres are crucial to posyandu implementation, one of them is attempts to reduce stunting. The Malang district government has implemented a financial incentive program for all posyandu cadres to improve their performance, especially in the stunting prevention program. Even though cadres receive the same amount of incentive, the stunting rate in Pagelaran and Gedangan villages is different. Objective: This study aims to find out the effect of giving cash incentives on the performance of cadres of Pagelaran Health Center and Gedangan Health Center, Malang Regency. Methods: This study used an observational analytic design using a proportional cluster random sampling technique on 125 Pagelaran Health Center cadres and 125 Gedangan Health Center cadres. The research results were analyzed and interpreted using the SPSS 16.0. Results: The results of this study prove that there is no influence between the provision of incentives and the performance of posyandu cadres in the work area of Pagelaran Health Center and Gedangan Health Center (p=0.98, p=0.657, p>0.05). Conclusion: It can be concluded that the provision of incentives has no direct effect on the performance of posyandu cadres in the work area of Pagelaran Health Center and Gedangan Health Center.