Edukasi Stunting dan Pengolahan Makanan Anti Stunting Pada Ibu Balita dan Kader Posyandu di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Berampu Kecamatan Berampu Kabupaten Dairi
Authors: Silaban Jojor , Naibaho Risdiana Melinda , Silalahi Roberh Harnat 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRAK Masalah kekurangan gizi telah menunjukkan perbaikan yang menggembirakan tetapi secara khusus masalah kurang gizi kronis dalam bentuk anak Stunting  belum menunjukkan perkembangan yang menggembirakan. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap dan keterampilan ibu balita dan kader posyandu tentang Stunting dan Makanan Anti Stunting. Khalayak sasaran dalam kegiatan penyuluhan ini adalah Ibu Balita  dan kader posyandu di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Batang Beruh Sidikalang berjumlah 119 orang. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian ada 3 tahapan : pertama melaksanakan  pre test; kedua memberikan edukasi melalui ceramah dan demonstrasi dan ketiga melakukan evaluasi atau post test test. Hasil yang didapatkan Pengetahuan ibu balita dan kader posyandu sebelum edukasi mayoritas kurang sebanyak 71,43% tetapi setelah diberikan edukasi menjadi mayoritas baik sebanyak 68,91%. Ibu balita dan kader posyandu yang mempunyai sikap negative ada 60,50% tetapi setelah diberikan edukasi  menurun signifikan yang bersikap negative menjadi 22,69%. Keterampilan sasaran baik ibu balita maupun kader posyandu balita tentang pengolahan makanan anti Stunting sebelum dilakukan edukasi adalah mayoritas kurang 62,19% dan setelah  diberikan edukasi menjadi mayoritas baik sebanyak 66,38%. Pada saaat dilakukan evaluasi kegiatan satu bulan setelah pelaksanaan kegiatan didapati hasil pengetahuan ibu balita dan kader posyandu tentang Stunting dan makanan anti Stunting mayoritas pada kategori baik sebanyak 66,39%, cukup 23,53% dan kurang 10,08%, gambaran sikap mayoritas adalah positif sebanyak 78,99% dan masih ada juga yang bersikap negatif sebanyak 21,01% Kata Kunci: Edukasi Stunting, Pengolahan Makanan Anting, Ibu Balita dan Kader Posyandu  ABSTRACT The problem of malnutrition has shown encouraging improvements, but in particular the problem of chronic malnutrition in the form of stunted children has not shown encouraging progress. The purpose of this activity is to improve the knowledge and attitudes and skills of mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres about Stunting and Anti-Stunting Foods. The target audience in this extension activity are mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres in the Batang Beruh Sidikalang Health Centre Working Area totalling 119 people. The method of implementing service activities has 3 stages: first carrying out a pre-test; second providing education through lectures and demonstrations and third conducting an evaluation or post-test test. The results obtained Knowledge of mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres before education is mostly lacking as much as 71.43% but after education is given to the majority of good as much as 68.91%. Mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres who have negative attitudes are 60.50% but after education is given a significant decrease in negative attitudes to 22.69%. The target skills of both mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres of toddlers about anti-Stunting food processing before education is the majority of less than 62.19% and after education is given to the majority of good as much as 66.38%. When evaluating the activity one month after the implementation of the activity, it was found that the knowledge of mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres about Stunting and anti-Stunting food was mostly in the good category as much as 66.39%, 23.53% enough and 10.08% less, the attitude picture was mostly positive as much as 78.99% and there were still those who were negative as much as 21.01%. Keywords: Stunting Education, Anting Food Processing, Mothers Of Toddlers and Posyandu Cadres