Stunting is a health problem associated with nutritional adequacy, particularly during the first 1,000 days of life. Limited understanding of healthy nutrition may increase the risk of stunting; therefore, nutritional education for mothers and women of reproductive age is necessary as a promotive and preventive measure. This study aimed to analyze the improvement in knowledge following healthy nutrition education for stunting risk prevention in Jatirejo Hamlet, Krakitan Village, Bayat District, Klaten Regency, Indonesia. This study employed a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design. The respondents consisted of 25 participants, including women of reproductive age, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers. Data were collected using a 25-item questionnaire and analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test and the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. The results showed that the mean score increased from 19.12 to 23.40, representing an improvement of 22.38%. A total of 24 respondents experienced an increase in their scores. The Wilcoxon test results indicated a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores. These findings suggest that healthy nutrition education can serve as a promotive approach to improving knowledge of stunting risk prevention.
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