<![CDATA[ABSTRAK Stunting merupakan gangguan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak akibat kekurangan gizi kronis dan infeksi berulang, yang ditandai dengan panjang atau tinggi badannya berada di bawah standar. Dampak stunting bagi kesehatan antara lain gagal tumbuh yaitu mengalami hambatan perkembangan kognitif dan motorik, serta dapat mengakibatkan gangguan metabolik saat dewasa antara lain menyebabkan diabetes melitus, obesitas, stroke, serta penyakit jantung. Pencegahan dan intervensi stunting harus dilakukan sejak 1000 HPK (hari pertama kehidupan) untuk menghasilkan luaran yang baik. Salah satu upaya pencegahan stunting adalah pemberian ASI eksklusif dan pemberian makanan pendamping ASI (MPASI) yang cukup jumlah dan cukup kualitas serta memantau pertumbuhan anak balita di posyandu untuk mendeteksi secara dini terjadinya gangguan pertumbuhan pada anak balita Desa Kebonagung merupakan salah satu desa lokus stunting yang berada di Kabupaten Kendal. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi kepada ibu balita dan ibu hamil tentang pencegahan stunting. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dilaksanakan melalui pemberikan informasi tentang pencegahan stunting pada anak balita. Peserta yang hadir meliputi 68 ibu batita dan 20 ibu hamil, yang berada dalam 4 posyandu. Kegiatan dilaksanakan pada tanggal 8 November 2023 bertempat di pendopo balai desa Kebonagung, dilakukan dalam bentuk ceramah, diskusi dan demonstrasi tentang stunting, pola asuh dan kebutuhan gizi anak balita serta demonstrasi pembuatan MP-ASI. Setelah dilakukan edukasi ada peningkatan pengetahuan ibu tentang pencegahan stunting. Hasil pretest peserta dengan nilai 100 sebanyak 22%, ada peningkatan pada nilai post tes peserta yang mendapat nilai 100 sebanyak 36%, nilai terendah 60 sebanyak 5%. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan dilihat dari peningkatan nilai pre test dan pos test. Kata Kunci: Pencegahan Stunting, Kebutuhan Gizi, MP-ASI ABSTRACT Stunting is a disorder of growth and development of children due to chronic malnutrition and recurrent infections, which is characterized by their length or height being below the standard. The impact of stunting on health includes failure to thrive, namely experiencing cognitive and motor development barriers, and can cause metabolic disorders in adulthood, including causing diabetes mellitus, obesity, stroke, and heart disease. Stunting prevention and intervention must be carried out from 1000 HPK (first day of life) to produce good outcomes. One of the efforts to prevent stunting is exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding (MPASI) of sufficient quantity and sufficient quality as well as monitoring the growth of children under five at posyandu to detect early growth disorders in children under five Kebonagung Village is one of the stunting locus villages in Kendal Regency. This community service activity aims to provide information to mothers under five and pregnant women about stunting prevention. Community service activities are carried out through providing information about stunting prevention in children under five. Participants included 68 mothers of toddlers and 20 pregnant women, who were in 4 posyandu. The activity was held on November 8, 2023 at the Kebonagung village hall pavilion, carried out in the form of lectures, discussions and demonstrations on stunting, parenting and nutritional needs of children under five as well as demonstrations on making MP-ASI. After education, there is an increase in maternal knowledge about stunting prevention. The pretest results of participants with a score of 100 as much as 22%, there was an increase in the post-test score of participants who got a score of 100 as much as 36%, the lowest score of 60 as much as 5%. Based on these results, it can be concluded that there is an increase in knowledge seen from the increase in pre-test and post test scores. Keywords: Stunting Prevention, Nutritional Needs, MP-ASI]]>
