Malahayati International Journal of Nursing and Health Science
Vol. 8 No. 6 (2025): Volume 8 Number 6

Pocket book on knowledge and perception of stunting among public health cadre in Indonesia

Sugeng Santoso (Universitas Widya Husada Semarang)
Rinayati Rinayati (Universitas Widya Husada Semarang)
Harsono Harsono (Universitas Widya Husada Semarang)
Eman Dawood (King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2025

Abstract

Background: As many as 24 million children in Indonesia are at risk of malnutrition. Equipped with training using appropriate media and opportunities, interacting with early childhood education teachers and parents, health cadres are expected to be able to detect stunting early and provide counseling to parents. Meanwhile, health cadres have never received material on early detection and prevention of stunting. Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of a stunting pocketbook developed for health cadres. Method: Quantitative research using a survey of 36 health cadres selected randomly in Ngaliyan District. The study population was all health cadres in Ngaliyan District, with a sample of 36 teachers determined by total sampling. Data analysis used univariate analysis with frequency distribution and the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. Results: There was a difference in the average knowledge of health cadres after using the stunting pocketbook (p-value: 0.000). Conclusion: The stunting pocketbook can be used by health cadres as a medium for providing counseling to parents to reduce the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

minh

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health

Description

Malahayati International Journal of Nursing and Health Science is a peer-reviewed journal and provides a platform to publish areas of nursing and health science. The journal also seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing papers introducing or elaborating on new methods in nursing and ...