AloHA International Journal of Health Advancement (AIJHA)
Vol 5, No 6 (2022): June

Booklet Cegah Stunting (BoCeSting) as an Educational Medium and its Influence on the Attitudes of Mothers Under Five on Stunting Prevention in the Archipelago

Dewi Mey Lestanti Mukodri (Midwifery Department / Center Of Excellent on Island Community Health, Poltekkes Kemenkes Tanjungpinang
mysyahla@gmail.com (corresponding author))

Rita Ridayani (Midwifery Department / Center Of Excellent on Island Community Health, Poltekkes Kemenkes Tanjungpinang)
Vina Jayanti (Midwifery Department / Center Of Excellent on Island Community Health, Poltekkes Kemenkes Tanjungpinang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2022

Abstract

A major public health problem in developing countries, including Indonesia, is the nutrition problem. Nutritional problems in Indonesia are shown by the high prevalence of stunting, a chronic problem related to poverty, low education, inadequate services, and environmental health. One of the nutritional status problems in children under five is stunting, which is described as a form of growth failure due to poor nutrition and health during the prenatal and postnatal periods. One of the Efforts to reduce the incidence of stunting is by providing health education using media. Health education is part of health promotion to create community behavior conducive to health. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of education using booklets (BoCeSting) on the attitudes of mothers under five about stunting prevention in the Archipelago region. This is a quantitative study using the quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design. This study was only conducted in one intervention group. The population was mothers with toddlers aged 0-2. The research was located in Tanjungpinang City. The sampling technique in this study used a non-probability purposive sampling technique consisting of 74 respondents. The results showed that respondent attitudes in the moderate category increased to a good attitude (24 or 32.4%). The results of the attitude analysis showed (p-value = 0.000

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aijha

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Dentistry Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Aloha International Journal of Health Advancement (AIJHA) is a media for the publication of articles on research, book review, literature review, commentary, opinion, case report, tips, scientific news and letter to editor in the areas of health science and practice such as public health, medicine, ...