Comparison of knowledge of mothers with stunted and severely stunted toddlers before and after education with brainstorming and audiovisual methods

Abstract

Introduction: Stunting is the incidence ofmalnutrition, especially in toddlers, that lasts a long time. Stunting has several impacts, including an increased risk of morbidity in the form of an increased risk of occurrence and mortality that the incidence of infection can cause. This study used brainstorming and audiovisualmethods to compare the knowledge of mothers who had stunted and severely stunted toddlers before and after being given a video. Methods: This research method used a cross-sectional experimental study. The sample used in this study was 35 mothers with stunted and severely stunted toddlers that fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Brainstorming and knowledge are done by audiovisual methods. Knowledge before and after brainstorming was analyzed by the Wilcoxon test. R esults: The Wilcoxon test showed significant differences in knowledge between pre-test and post-test, before and after education with brainstorming and audiovisual methods in mothers who had stunted/ severely stunted toddlers, with the p-value <0.05. Conclusion: Brainstorming methods and audiovisual media can be used to educate mothers with stunting children. Mother knowledge about stunting leads to optimalhandling ofchildren’s growth and development.