Pemanfaatan puskesmas adalah penggunaan puskesmas sebagai prioritas utama masyarakat ketika mencari pengobatan ataupun pelayanan kesehatan. Beberapa faktor karakteristik masyarakat yang mempengaruhi pemanfaatan puskesmas yaitu tingkat pendidikan, status pekerjaan dan pendapatan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui apakah terdaoar hubungan antara karakteristik masyarakat Desa Treman dengan pemanfaatan Puskesmas Kauditan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey analitik dengan pendekatan crosssectional. Dilaksanakan di Desa Treman Kecamatan Kauditan Kabupaten Minahasa Utara pada bulan Agustus-September 2020. Populasi berjumlah 708, sampel berjumlah 88 responden. Penentuan sampel menggunakan teknik non probability sampling dengan metode proposional, selanjutnya pengambilan sampel secara simple random sampling. Alat ukur adalah kuesioner online (google form). Analisis data menggunakan uji statistic chi-square dengan nilai α = 0,05. Presentase responden pendidikan lanjut 68,1%, pendidikan dasar 31,9%. Presentase responden tidak bekerja 22,8%, bekerja 77,2%. Presentase responden pendapatan tinggi 78,4%, pendapatan rendah 21,6%. Hasil uji statistic chi-square terhadap hubungan tingkat pendidikan dengan pemanfaatan puskesmas diperoleh nilai p value= 0.013, terhadap hubungan status pekerjaan dengan pemanfaatan puskesmas diperoleh nilai p value= 0.454, terhadap hubungan pendapatan dengan pemanfaatan puskesmas diperoleh nilai p value= 0.006,. Kesimpulannya terdapat hubungan tingkat pendidikan dan pendapatan dengan pemanfaatan puskesmas Kauditan Kabupaten Minahasa Utara dan tidak terdapat hubungan status pekerjaan dengan pemanfaatan puskesmas Kauditan Kecamatan Kauditan Kabupaten Minahasa Utara. Saran dari penelitian ini Puskesmas harus terus memberikan upaya pelayanan kesehatan kepada masyarakat melalui program-program pembangunan kesehatan dan pemberdayaan masyarakat, agar supaya masyarakat tau bahwa pentingnya memperhatikan kesehatan. Kata Kunci : Pendidikan, Pekerjaan, Pendapatan, Pemanfaatan Puskesmas ABSTRACTUtilization of puskesmas is the use of puskesmas as the top priority of the community when seeking treatment or health services. Some of the characteristics of the community that influence the use of the puskesmas are education level, employment status and income. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between the characteristics of the Treman Village community and the use of the Kauditan Community Health Center. This study used an analytic survey method with a cross-sectional approach. Held in Treman Village, Kauditan District, North Minahasa Regency in August-September 2020. The population was 708, the sample was 88 respondents. Determination of the sample using non probability sampling technique with proportional method, then sampling by simple random sampling. The measuring tool is an online questionnaire (google form). Data analysis used the chi-square statistical test with a value of α = 0.05. Percentage of respondents continued education 68.1%, basic education 31.9%. The percentage of respondents not working 22.8%, working 77.2%. The percentage of respondents with high income is 78.4%, low income is 21.6%. The results of the chi-square statistical test on the relationship between the level of education and the utilization of the health centers obtained p value = 0.013, for the relationship between work status and the utilization of the health centers, the value of p value = 0.454 was obtained. The conclusion is that there is a relationship between the level of education and income with the utilization of the Kauditan Puskesmas in North Minahasa Regency and there is no relationship between employment status and the utilization of the Kauditan Puskesmas, Kauditan District, North Minahasa Regency. Suggestions from this research are Puskesmas must continue to provide health service efforts to the community through health development programs and community empowerment, so that people know the importance of paying attention to health. Keywords: Education, Employment, Income, Utilization of Puskesma
