Kegiatan posyandu bertujuan memantau pertumbuhan balita dengan indikator pencapaian adalah cakupan penimbangan balita (D/S). Pencapaian D/S tahun 2011 di Kota Padang terendah pada Puskesmas Nanggalo 42,7% dan tertinggi pada Puskesmas Ambacang 96,7%. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan faktor kader dan sarana posyandu dengan cakupan penimbangan di posyandu dua puskesmas Kota Padang tahun 2012. Desain penelitian adalah cross sectional.

Hasil penelitian rata ? rata D/S tahun 2012 puskesmas 66,01 % dengan proporsi cakupan tinggi 52,4 %. Pendidikan, lama kerja, pengetahuan, pelatihan, persepsi, jumlah kader dan sarana posyandu berhubungan bermakna dengan cakupan penimbangan balita. Perlu pelatihan kader, penambahan jumlah kader dan sarana posyandu.

Posyandu activities aimed at monitoring the growth of underfive children with indicators of achievement is the scope of child's weight (D/ S). Achievement of D / S of Padang in 2011, Nanggalo 42.7% and Ambacang 96.7%. Research purposes to determine the correlation between the cadres and the facilities posyandu to coverage of weighing in posyandu Padang City in 2012. The study design was cross-sectional.

The results the average D/ S in 2012 66,01% and propostion hight coverage of weighing 52,4 %. Education, Length of work, knowledge, training, perception, number of cadres and facilities posyandu significantly associated with coverage of weighting underfive children. Need training of cadres and increasing the number of cadres and facility.