Pendidikan Kesehatan Tentang Pentingnya Gizi Yang Cukup Dan Seimbang Untuk Pencegahan Stunting Di Puskesmas Kota Datar

Abstract

Stunting (dwarf) is a condition where a toddler has less length or height compared to age. This condition is measured by a body length or height that is less than minus two standard deviations from the median of WHO child growth standards. . The formulation of the problem in this research is whether there is an influence of health promotion on mothers of stunted toddlers regarding the importance of adequate and balanced nutrition for preventing stunting at the Kota Datar Community Health Center. This type of research is pre-experimental with a pre-test and post-test only one group design. The research was located at Datar City Health Center. The research population was all mothers who had stunted toddlers at the Datar City Health Center, totaling 270 people. The sample size was 34 people. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon test. The results of the research were that there was a significant effect of p value 0.00 < 0.05 before and after health promotion was carried out for mothers with stunting toddlers at the Kota Datar Community Health Center. In conclusion, there is a significant influence on stunting mothers regarding the importance of adequate and balanced nutrition for preventing stunting at the Datar City Health Center. It is recommended that the Datar City Community Health Center be more active in providing health education about the importance of adequate and balanced nutrition in a comprehensive, periodic and continuous manner.