PENGARUH PEMBERIAN COOKIES DENGAN PENAMBAHAN TEPUNG TEMPE DAN KACANG MERAH TERHADAP PENINGKATAN BERAT BADAN BALITA GIZI KURANG

Abstract

Masalah kekurangan gizi pada balita masih cukup tinggi, berdasarkan hasil SSGI 2021, masalah gizi kurang di Indonesia untuk kelompok umur 0-59 bulan sebesar 17% sedangkan untuk prevalensi balita gizi kurang di Sumatera Selatan sebesar 15,7% dan untuk prevalensi balita gizi kurang di kota Palembang sebesar 16,1%. Tujuan penelitian adalah diketahui pengaruh pemberian cookies dengan penambahan tepung tempe dan kacang merah terhadap peningkatan berat badan balita gizi kurang di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Taman Bacaan Palembang. Metode penelitian ini adalah Quasi Experiment (Ekskperimen semu) dengan desain penelitian pretest posttest control group design. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah uji t-dependent dan uji t-independent yang dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Rata-rata berat badan sampel sebelum intervensi pada kelompok perlakuan yaitu 8,88 kg menjadi 9,33kg setelah intervensi. Sedangkan pada kelompok pembanding yaitu 9,66 kg menjadi 9,95 kg setelah intervensi. Hasil uji statistik (t-independent) di dapatkan p value 0,006 dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh pemberian cookies dengan penambahanan tepung tempe dan kacang merah terhadap peningkatan berat badan balita gizi kurang di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Taman Bacaan Palembang. Disarankan kepada orang tua balita dapat melanjutkan konsumsi makanan yang  tinggi kalori seperti formula cookies dengan penambahan  tepung tempe dan  kacang merah, sehingga dapat menaikkan berat badan balita secara bertahap.   Kata Kunci: gizi kurang, berat badan, cookies dengan penambahan tepung tempe dan kacang merah  The problem of malnutrition in toddlers is still quite high, based on the results of SSGI 2021, the problem of malnutrition in Indonesia for the age group 0-59 months is 17%, while the prevalence of undernourished toddlers in South Sumatra is 15.7% and for the prevalence of undernourished toddlers less in the city of Palembang by 16.1%. The study aimed to find out the effect of giving tempeh and red bean cookies on the increase in undernourished toddlers' weight in the Working Area of ??the Taman Bacaan Palembang Health Center. Methods of research is a Quasi Experiment with a pretest-posttest control group design. The statistical tests used were the t-dependent test and the independent t-test which were analyzed by univariate and bivariate. The results showed The average sample weight before the intervention in the treatment group was 8.88 kg to 9.33 kg after the intervention. Whereas in the comparison group, the weight before the intervention was 9.66 kg to 9.95 kg after the intervention. The results of the statistical test (t-independent) obtained a p-value of 0.006 so it can be concluded that there was an effect of giving tempeh and red bean cookies on weight changes for undernourished toddlers in the working area of ??the Taman Bacaan Palembang Health Center. From the results of the study, it was suggested to parents of toddlers to continue consuming high-calorie foods such as formula cookies, tempeh flour, and red beans so that they can gradually increase their toddler's weight. Keywords: malnutrition, body weight, cookies with the addition of tempe flour and red beans