Providing Education for a Mother in Stunting Prevention: A Collaborative Study through Action Research

Abstract

One of the attempts to prevent stunting requires the implementation of new intervention, especially in upgrading a mother's education. A mother's substandard education is a vital risk factor in child growth. Therefore, this study aims to educate mothers in terms of improving a mother's understanding of stunting prevention through Bina Keluarga Balita (helping family with toddler) program as part of the Kampung Keluarga Berencana (family planning village) program initiated by the government. Action research method was employed as the design of this study by involving 100 mothers of toddlers as research participants. This study was conducted in one of the areas in Sumedang -West Java that carried out the Kampung Keluarga Berencana program. This study resulted in several findings, including: 1) Mothers lack education concerning stunting issue; 2) The need for parenting intervention related to toddler's nutritional intake; and 3) There are 5 steps abbreviated to I-CARE, serving as the framework to educate mothers regarding stunting prevention. Through this model, this study showed a rise in mothers' insights and understanding regarding stunting prevention efforts. Hence, it can be concluded that the I-CARE model comprises reflective and solution steps that can be implemented to educate mothers regarding stunting prevention and government program succession efforts through Kampung KB program.

The effectiveness of health education based on local wisdom of the people of Tulungagung Regency on maternal parenting in preventing stunting

“…Several flagship program efforts The I-CARE model is proven to be able to increase public insight and understanding of stunting, causal factors, awareness, the need for prevention efforts, and the impact of stunting. Therefore, one of the efforts that can be made to prevent stunting is to increase public understanding of stunting through education [15].…”

Status Gizi Dengan Perkembangan Balita Stunting

“…Stunting bukan hanya menghambat pertumbuhan fisik anak, tetapi juga mempengaruhi perkembangan otak yang tentunya akan berdampak pada masa depan anak tersebut. Stunting berdampak buruk pada tiga aspek perkembangan balita yaitu gerakan tubuh (motorik), kemampuan beripikir dan memahami (kognitif), serta sosial dan emosional (Dolifah et al, 2021).…”

Hubungan Pengetahuan Ibu Terhadap Stunting Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Pelayanan Kesehatan (Studi Pada: Kalurahan Caturharjo)

“…Prevalensi balita stunting tahun 2021 di Kabupaten Sleman sebesar 16% yang menempati urutan kelima tertinggi. Lokasi penelitian bertempat di Kabupaten Sleman, hal ini dikarenakan stunting sebagai salah satu prioritas utama dalam pembangunan, serta di Kabupaten Sleman angka prevalensi stunting setiap tahunnya mengalami penurunan dan mampu mencapai target yang telah ditetapkan terutama di tahun 2019 (Dolifah et al, 2021;Hatimah & Lutfiansyah, 2021;Indra & Khoirunurrofik, 2022).…”