<![CDATA[ABSTRACT Children's very short height conditions or stunting are a worldwide problem. This condition is due to many factors, including mother's knowledge. The knowledge that mother has provides a thinking framework in fulfilling nutritional needs for infants and toddlers to avoid stunting. Research was conducted to analysis the effect of health education on the knowledge of infants and toddlers. Quantitative research methods use experimental quashi with one group pre-test and post-test designs. Research samples with purposive sampling were obtained by 60 respondents. Research data were conducted on univariate analysis to describe respondents' characteristics, research data were conducted on data normality tests and Wilcoxon tests to determine the effect of nutritious food-giving health education for the prevention of stunting infants and toddlers on maternal knowledge. Research results were found to have a significant influence on knowledge before and after being given nutritious food-giving health education for the prevention of stunting infants and toddlers on maternal knowledge with a p-value of 0,000. The conclusion is that there is an effect of health education providing nutritious food for the prevention of stunting infants and toddlers on maternal knowledge. Keywords: Health Education, Knowledge, Nutritious Food, Stunting  ABSTRAK Kondisi tinggi badan anak yang sangat pendek atau stunting menjadi permasalahan dunia. Kondisi tersebut disebabkan banyak faktor salah satunya pengetahuan ibu. Pengetahuan yang dimiliki ibu memberikan kerangka berpikir dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan gizi pada bayi dan balita untuk terhindar dari stunting. Penelitian dilakukan untuk menganalisis pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan terhadap pengetahuan ibu bayi dan balita. Metode penelitian kuantitatif menggunakan quasi eksperimen dengan desain one group pre-test dan post-test. Sampel penelitian dengan purposive sampling didapatkan 60 responden. Data penelitian dilakukan analisis univariat untuk mendeskripsikan karakteristik responden, data penelitian dilakukan uji normalitas data dan uji wilcoxon untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan pemberian makanan yang bergizi untuk pencegahan bayi dan balita stunting terhadap pengetahuan ibu. Hasil penelitian didapatkan pengaruh yang signifikan pengetahuan sebelum dan setelah diintervensi pendidikan kesehatan pemberian makanan yang bergizi untuk pencegahan bayi dan balita stunting terhadap pengetahuan ibu dengan p-value 0,000. Kesimpulan terdapat pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan pemberian makanan bergizi untuk pencegahan bayi dan balita stunting terhadap pengetahuan ibu. Kata Kunci: Pendidikan Kesehatan, Pengetahuan, Makanan Bergizi, Stunting]]>
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