Implikasi Pemberdayaan Orangtua dalam Mengolah dan Menyusun Menu Makanan terhadap Penambahan Tinggi Badan Anak Penderita Stunting

Abstract

Stunting is one of the nutritional problems currently facing the world, especially in poor and developing countries. The incidence of stunting in Indonesia in 2017 was 22.2% or around 150.8 million children under five in Indonesia were stunted. The purpose of this study is to identify the influence of parental empowerment in preparing food menus on the increase in height of children with stunting in Jagabaya Village, Bandung Regency and to identify the habits of parents in processing and compiling food menus for children. The design used in this study was a quasi-experimental design with the one group pretest-postest design. The number of samples in this study were 18 respondents with a study period of 3 months, namely in August-October 2020. The results showed that there was an effect of parental empowerment in processing and compiling food menus on the increase in height of children with stunting (Pvalue 0.00). Empowering parents by providing explanations and food samples will have an effect on increasing the height of children with stunting.