Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Terhadap Pengetahuan Ibu Dalam Pemberian Mp-ASI Pada Balita Usia 6–24 Bulan Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Stunting Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Windusengkahan Tahun 2026

The Effect of Health Education on Mothers' Knowledge of Complementary Feeding for Children Aged 6–24 Months as an Effort to Prevent Stunting in the Working Area of Windusengkahan Community Health Center 2026

Abstract

Stunting adalah permasalahan gizi yang berlangsung dalam jangka panjang dan dapat dipengaruhi oleh praktik pemberian MP-ASI yang belum sesuai. Hasil studi awal di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Windusengkahan memperlihatkan bahwa pemahaman sebagian ibu mengenai cara pemberian MP-ASI yang tepat masih terbatas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan terhadap pengetahuan ibu mengenai pemberian MP-ASI pada anak usia 6–24 bulan sebagai salah satu langkah pencegahan stunting. Penelitian kuantitatif ini menerapkan desain pre-experimental one group pretest-posttest. Sebanyak 87 ibu yang mempunyai anak usia 6–24 bulan dipilih dengan proportionate stratified random sampling, kemudian dilakukan simple random sampling menggunakan undian. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan dan analisis dilakukan dengan Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Pada pengukuran awal, 83 responden (95,4%) termasuk kategori pengetahuan kurang dan 4 responden (4,6%) kategori baik; rerata jawaban benar sebanyak 22. Sesudah memperoleh pendidikan kesehatan, 84 responden (96,6%) mencapai kategori pengetahuan baik dan 3 responden (3,4%) masih berada pada kategori kurang, dengan rerata 29 jawaban benar. Hasil uji Wilcoxon memperoleh p=0,000. Dengan demikian, pendidikan kesehatan memberikan pengaruh yang bermakna terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan ibu mengenai pemberian MP-ASI.

Abstract

Background: Stunting reflects a long-term nutritional problem, and inappropriate complementary feeding is one of the factors that may contribute to its occurrence. An initial assessment in the Windusengkahan Community Health Center service area indicated that several mothers still had insufficient understanding of proper complementary feeding. Objective: This study examined whether health education could improve mothers’ knowledge concerning complementary feeding among children aged 6–24 months as part of stunting prevention. Methods: A quantitative pre-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted. Eighty-seven mothers of children aged 6–24 months were recruited through proportionate stratified random sampling followed by simple random selection using a lottery. Knowledge was measured with a questionnaire and the data were tested using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Results: At baseline, 83 mothers (95.4%) were classified as having insufficient knowledge and 4 (4.6%) as having good knowledge; the mean number of correct responses was 22. Following the health education session, 84 mothers (96.6%) reached the good-knowledge category and 3 (3.4%) remained in the insufficient category, with a mean of 29 correct responses. The Wilcoxon analysis produced p=0.000. Conclusion: Health education produced a statistically significant increase in mothers’ knowledge about complementary feeding.