Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Sekitar 37% atau 9 juta balita Indonesia mengalami kejadian stunting. Meskipun prevalensi balita stunting cenderung mengalami penurunan pada 2013-2018 dari 37,2% menjadi 30.8% namun stunting tetap menjadi prioritas utama dalam masalah perbaikan gizi Indonesia untuk tahun 2018-2024.Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran upaya pencegahan stunting pada keluarga bayi dan balita di Kecamatan Meuraxa Kota Banda Aceh. Jenis penelitian berupa deskriptif eksploratif. Desain penelitian adalah Cross sectional dengan analisis data distribusi frekuensi. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah 1.141 keluarga yang memiliki anak usia 1-5 tahun. Tehnik pengambilan sampel adalah nonprobability sampling menggunakan metode purposive sampling dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 101 orang. Tehnik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara memberikan beberapa pertanyaan terkait penelitian dalam bentuk kuesioner yang disebar langsung kepada responden penelitian. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa upaya pencegahan stunting sebanyak 54 (53,47%) responden dikategorikan baik, sebanyak 31 (30,69%) responden dikategorikan cukup, dan sebanyak 16 (15,84%) dikategorikan kurang. Direkomendasikan kepada petugas kesehatan agar dapat memberikan edukasi tentang pentingnya pemenuhan nutrisi sejak hamil, pemberian ASI Ekslusif, MP-ASI, pemantauan tumbuh kembang dan kebersihan lingkungan dalam pencegahan stunting untuk peningkatan pengetahuan dan pengaplikasian didalam keluarga.

About 37% or 9 million toddlers in Indonesia are stunted. Even the prevalence of stunting among toddlers decreases from 37.2 to 30.8% from 2013 to 2018, stunting remains the top priority in improving nutritional problem in Indonesia from 2018 to 2024. The aim of this research was to find out the overview of stunting prevention among baby and toddler families in Meuraxa Sub-district in Banda Aceh Municipality. The type of this research is descriptive explorative research. The Design of this research was Cross Sectional with frequency distribution data analysis. The population of this research was 1141 families having children from 1 to 5 years old. The sample was chosen by using nonprobability sampling technique with purposive sampling method in which total respondents was 101 children, The data collection was conducted by using questionnaires which were distributed directly to the research respondents. Related to the stunting prevention knowledge having by the respodents, the result of the research revealed 54 respondents (53.47%) were on good category, 31 respondents (30.69%) were on medium category, and 16 respondents (15.84%) were on low category. Therefore, it was recommended to the health officer to provide education related to the importance of fulfillment of nutrition during pregnancy, exclusive breastfeeding, complementary food, Child growth and development monitoring, clean environment, and stunting prevention in order to improve knowledge of the parents so that they can apply it well in their family