en <span style=font-size:medium><span style=line-height:18.4px><span style=font-family:Aptos, sans-serif><span style=color:#000000><span style=font-style:normal><span style=font-weight:400><span style=white-space:normal><span style=text-decoration:none><b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=>Aims</span></b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=> Nurturing care during episodes of acute illness is essential to support optimal child development, yet the delivery remains poorly studied in Indonesia. The objective of this study was to determine maternal knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurturing care among mothers with acutely ill children under five years in Indonesia.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:medium><span style=line-height:18.4px><span style=font-family:Aptos, sans-serif><span style=color:#000000><span style=font-style:normal><span style=font-weight:400><span style=white-space:normal><span style=text-decoration:none><b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=>Instrument & Methods</span></b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=> It is a descriptive cross-sectional research which was done in November 2024 at Banguntapan II PHC. One hundred and four mother-child pairs were studied using systematic random sampling. Information was gathered through validated questionnaires on knowledge, attitudes and practices. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and ANOVA test was performed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:medium><span style=line-height:18.4px><span style=font-family:Aptos, sans-serif><span style=color:#000000><span style=font-style:normal><span style=font-weight:400><span style=white-space:normal><span style=text-decoration:none><b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=>Findings</span></b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=> The knowledge (M = 18.35, SD = 1.83) and attitudes (M = 95.64, SD = 3.36) of mothers were high regarding nurturing care. Practice scores, however, were significantly lower (M = 58.56, SD = 7.19), indicating a significant knowledge-practice disparity. Correlation analysis revealed a moderate positive relationship between knowledge and attitudes (r = 0.557), but no significant correlations were found between knowledge-practices or attitudes-practices. Notably, no statistically significant differences were observed across demographic factors such as age, occupation, education level, or family income.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:medium><span style=line-height:18.4px><span style=font-family:Aptos, sans-serif><span style=color:#000000><span style=font-style:normal><span style=font-weight:400><span style=white-space:normal><span style=text-decoration:none><b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=>Conclusion</span></b><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=> These results emphasize important areas for targeted interventions, specifically in relation to nutritional and early stimulation activities, and child safety practices during periods of illness for optimal development.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Attitude,Child,Nurturing Care,Indonesia,Knowledge,Mothers,Practice 1001 1011 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-81945-3&slc_lang=en&sid=4