Edukasi Dan Demonstrasi Pengolahan Bubur Manado Pada Ibu Untuk Pencegahan Stunting

Abstract

Abstrak: Masalah gizi terjadi akibat kekurangan asupan zat gizi pada anak dan kurangnya pengetahuan orang tua, sehingga perlu diberikan makanan tambahan bagi anak dan edukasi gizi bagi orang tua. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dengan cara pemberian edukasi dan demonstrasi pada ibu tentang stunting dan cara pengolahan bubur manado sebagai menu sehat untuk mencegah stunting melalui Poster dan Leaflet, memberikan informasi terkait cara mengolah dan pemberian bubur manado secara sehat dan tepat pada ibu bayi dan balita dan mengevaluasi tingkat pemahaman dan pengetahuan peserta. Metode yang digunakan adalah Pre-Test, Edukasi, Demonstrasi pembuatan Bubur Manado, tanya jawab, dan Post-Test. Kegiatan ini bekerja sama dengan Puskesmas Kabila Kabupaten Bone Bolango, dengan jumlah peserta 31 ibu yang memiliki anak balita. Hasil yang dicapai menunjukkan bahwa adanya peningkatan pengetahuan tentang stunting dan cara pengolahan Bubur Manado untuk balita yakni, 18 Responden (58%) berpengetahuan baik; 9 Responden (29%) berpengetahuan cukup; dan 4 Responden (13%) berpengetahuan kurang.Abstract: Nutritional problems occur due to lack of nutritional intake in children and lack of parental knowledge, so it is necessary to provide additional food for children and nutrition education for parents. The purpose of this service is to provide education to mothers of children under five about stunting through posters and leaflets, provide information related to how to give healthy and correct complementary feeding to mothers of toddlers to prevent stunting, and evaluate the level of understanding and knowledge of mothers under five about giving Healthy and correct. The methods used were Pre-Test, stunting education, demonstration of making Manado porridge , question and answer, and Post-Test. The partners involved were the Head of the Kabila Health Center, the Midwives, and the Health Cadre. The results of the activity showed that 18 respondents (58%) had good knowledge; 9 respondents (29%) knowledgeable enough; and 4 respondents (13%) had less knowledge about stunting prevention materials and how to give healthy and correct food.

Breaking the Stunting Cycle: Government Efforts in Post-COVID-19 Era

“…Stunting is also referred to chronic malnutrition identifying a disturbance in height growth that lasts for a long time. Stunting causes poor development in toddlers, impaired cognitive function, metabolism and decreased activity [2,3]. The stunting rate in Indonesia in 2021 is 24.4% or decreased by 1.6% from the previous year.…”