Pemberdayaan Kelompok Dasawisma Pada Deteksi Dini Pertumbuhan Balita Dalam Pencegahan Stunting di Desa Panca Mukti Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah
Authors: Jumiyati Jumiyati , Krisnasary Arie , Kusdalinah Kusdalinah , Yunita Yunita 
Published: July 2024

ABSTRAK Stunting salah satu masalah kesehatan nasional yang memerlukan penanganan secara dini terutama dalam memantau pertumbuhan balita, untuk mengatasi atau pencegahan stunting dapat melibatkan kelompok masyarakat diantaranya kelompok Dasawisma. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, keterampilan kelompok dasawisma mendeteksi dini pertumbuhan balita dalam pencegahan stunting. Kelompok Dasawisma melakukan secara mandiri dalam mendeteksi dini pertumbuhan balita. Kegiatan pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat dilakukan dengan metode cara ceramah, diskusi dan simulasi. Pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam deteksi dini pertumbuhan balita diukur sebelum dan sesudah pelatihan kelompok dasawisma selama 2 hari. Memonitoring dan evaluasi hasil pelatihan dengan melihat pengukuran status gizi terhadap ibu yang mempunyai balita. Ada perbedaan pengetahuan, keterampilan kelompok dasawisma dalam mendeteksi dini pertumbuhan balita sebelum dan sesudah diberikan pelatihan dengan nilai p 0.01. Hasil dari deteksi dini pertumbuhan dalam pengukuran status gizi balita pada 68 orang balita diperoleh hasil hampir seluruh balita memiliki status gizi normal 82,4%, pendek 11,8% dan sangat pendek 5,8% yang dilakukan oleh kader dasawisma. Kegiatan pengabdian ini berhasil meningkatkan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan kader mengenai deteksi dini stunting. Saran untuk dilakukan pemantauan status gizi secara berkala agar terlacak stunting secara dini sehingga dapat ditanggulangi secara cepat. Kata Kunci: Dasawisma, Deteksi Dini, Pemberdayaan, Stunting  ABSTRACT Stunting is a national health problem that requires early treatment, especially in monitoring the growth of toddlers. To overcome or prevent stunting, community groups can be involved, including the Dasawisma group. This activity aims to increase the knowledge and skills of the dasawisma group in detecting early growth in toddlers in preventing stunting. The Dasawisma group independently detects early growth in toddlers. Community service activities were carried out using lecture, discussion and simulation methods. Knowledge and skills in early detection of toddler growth were measured before and after the dasawisma group training for 2 days. Monitoring and evaluating training results by looking at measuring the nutritional status of mothers with toddlers. There were differences in the knowledge and skills of the dasawisma group in detecting early growth in toddlers before and after being given training with a p value of 0.01. The results of early growth detection in measuring the nutritional status of 68 toddlers showed that almost all toddlers had a normal nutritional status of 82.4%, 11.8% short and 5.8% very short, which was carried out by dasawisma cadres. This service activity was successful in increasing cadres' knowledge and skills regarding early detection of stunting. Suggestions are to monitor nutritional status regularly so that stunting can be tracked early so that it can be overcome quickly. Keywords: Dasawisma, Early Detection, Empowerment, Stunting