Peran Perempuan Dalam Pencegahan Stunting Di Kecamatan Bunaken Kota Manado Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

Abstract

Stunting in under-five children is a reduced growth rate primarily caused by chronic undernutrition that leads to a child having height much less than is normal for age. This condition manifests mostly after two years old. The definition of stunting according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is for the "height for age" value to be less than two standard deviations of the WHO Child Growth Standards median. Indonesia has been plagued recently with stunting. In 2015, the World Bank indicates that stunting has cost 3 to 11 percent of the gross domestic product. Previous research works have documented that mothers play an important role in preventing stunting through antenatal care and child nursing. The objective of this study is to explore the role played by the mothers in Bunaken, Manado, in antenatal care and child nursing that prevent stunting. Samples are drawn using purposive sampling and data are analysis descriptively. The results show that the mothers’ roles include taking antenatal check up to four times during pregnancy, daily use of FE 90 pill, participating in pregnancy counseling and care, delivery by health professionals, attending integrated service post (posyandu), visiting health professionals for postnatal care, completing universal immunization on child over 12 months old, and participating in educational activities for under-five nursing and nutritional fulfillment at least once a month. Of these eight recorded roles, however, there are merely 20% mothers indicate they regularly taking part in pregnancy counseling and care. Furthermore, only one percent (n = 3) respondents that report they attending educational activities for under-five nursing and nutritional fulfillment.

Pemberdayaan Perempuan Melalui Penyuluhan Pencegahan Stunting di Kampung Mukim Singkir Yan Kedah Malaysia (Kolaborasi Pengabdian Internasional)

“…Dalam istilah "perempuan yang terlibat dalam pembangunan", ada dua konsep yang berbeda, yang Pertama pembangunan dapat memungkinkan perempuan untuk berkontribusi pada peningkatan keluarga dan diri mereka sendiri,yang kedua adalah bahwa pembangunan memungkinkan perempuan untuk memberikan kekuatan, kemampuan, pikiran, dan keahlian mereka dalam proses pembangunan. Untuk memungkinkan perempuan memanfaatkan kesempatan berperan aktif dalam (Timban et al, 2019).…”

“…Stunting terjadi ketika kekurangan nutrisi jangka panjang pada bayi (0-11 bulan) dan anak balita (12-59 bulan) Tinggi badan yang tidak sesuai dengan usianya adalah tanda dari kondisi ini (Timban et al, 2019). Jika tinggi seseorang lebih pendek daripada orang lain pada ummnya, itu disebut stanting (Haryani et al, 2021).…”

Understanding Role of Stunting Toddler Volunteers in Batu, Indonesia

“…They did it as if the stunting children were their kids (12) . Even so, there was also a possibility of male volunteers joining the action since the task was not limited in terms of gender (13) . The nature of mother, mother instinct, makes them sensitive and empathy toward other people moreover the stunting cases.…”

“…On the other hand, the environment motivated the individual. Later, it would empower their intensities (13) .…”