APPLICATION OF PREGNANCY NUTRITION EDUCATION WITH BOOKS IN STUNTING PREVENTION EFFORTS

PENERAPAN EDUKASI GIZI DENGAN BOOKLET PADA IBU HAMIL DALAM UPAYA PENCEGAHAN STUNTING

Abstract

According to the 2021 Indonesian Nutrition Status Study (SSGI) statistics, the national stunting rate (height for age) reduced by 3.3% from 27.7% in 2019 to 24.4% in 2021, yet this number is still high and falls short of the RPJMN's 2024 target of 14%. East Nusa Tenggara had the highest provincial stunting rate at 37.8%, Bali had the lowest at 10.9%, and West Java had a stunting rate of 24.5%.In an effort to stop toddler stunting, the goal of this service project is to raise pregnant women's understanding about the dietary requirements for pregnant women. The instructional approach employed is the offline (lecture, discussion, and question-and-answer) face-to-face delivery of the subject.The intended audience consisted of 18 pregnant women who visited the Garuda Posyandu 5 working areas of the Kedungwaringin Health Center, Bekasi Regency, to check on their pregnancies and take part in counseling activities. Results: Pregnant women in trimesters I, II, and III at the Garuda 5 Posyandu in the working area of the Kedungwaringin Health Center, Bekasi Regency, have more knowledge and respond positively to community service activities, as evidenced by the pre test results.During the post-test, pregnant women at Garuda 5 Posyandu had knowledge in the excellent category as much as 83.4% (15 individuals), while they had knowledge in the less category as much as 72.2% (13 people).