Jurnal EduHealth
Vol. 15 No. 02 (2024): Jurnal eduHealt, Edition April - June , 2024

Empowering Posyandu Cadres To Reduce Stunting Rates In Seruyan Regency In 2023

Yuyun Nailufar (Unknown)
Subuh, Subuh (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 May 2024

Abstract

The prevalence of stunted toddlers in Seruyan Regency based on the 2022 nutritional status survey is 34.7%, this shows an increase of 5.4% when compared to the prevalence of stunted toddlers in 2021 of 29.3%. Empowering posyandu cadres in reducing stunting rates is an activity carried out with the aim of enabling posyandu cadres to be empowered and able to reduce stunting rates in Seruyan Regency, thereby reducing the percentage of stunting in Seruyan Regency. This research aims to determine and analyze the empowerment of posyandu cadres in reducing stunting rates in Seruyan Regency. This research is qualitative research by collecting observation, interview and documentation data. The informants who were interview subjects were 8 people, including: 2 heads of the Community Health Center, 1 nutrition officer at the Community Health Center, 1 health promotion officer at the Community Health Center, 2 Posyandu cadres, 2 mothers with toddlers. These informants were taken using a purposive sampling method, namely selecting informants who understand and are involved in reducing stunting. Data analysis in this research uses stages of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the research show that the empowerment of Posyandu cadres in reducing the stunting rate in Seruyan Regency is because assistance to cadres in Posyandu activities is not always accompanied by Puskesmas nutrition officers and there is still a lack of understanding of cadres regarding the activities in Posyandu because cadres are only focused on one activity when serving mothers of toddlers. who came to Posnyandu. Suggestions to the Health Service to be able to add nutrition officers at the Community Health Center, so that every Posyandu activity can always be accompanied by a nutrition officer who is able to provide an understanding of nutrition to mothers who have toddlers, especially toddlers who are stunted. Apart from that, Posyandu cadres can rotate the tasks at each Posyandu, so they can understand the tasks at Posnyandu in order to reduce stunting rates.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

healt

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health Veterinary

Description

The EduHealt journal contains articles based on research results or equivalent in the health field. The research includes research related to the community environment as well as in the general public. Articles published in this journal have never been published/published by other ...