The effect of Ogapudake digital education on mothers knowledge of stunting prevention

Abstract

Stunting is a condition in which a child's growth is stunted due to chronic malnutrition or repeated infections, which can cause physical developmental disorders and lower Intelligence Quotient (IQ) scores compared to normal children of the same age. If malnutrition is not treated early on, it will affect the child's development and growth into adulthood. Children who experience stunting have long-term effects because they are more susceptible to diseases that carry a higher risk of developing degenerative diseases, decreased cognitive abilities that will cause social and emotional problems, and low economic productivity. The continuing problem of malnutrition in toddlers requires the search for affordable and accessible alternative sources of protein, including animal and plant-based proteins. The objective of this study is to analyze stunting prevention through the use of digital education called Ogapudake. This research aims to prevent stunting through local food nutrition that will provide information, recipes, and consultations to build a healthier generation. The research was conducted in Bekasi, where this region has the potential for local food in the form of snakeheadfish (Channa striata), which has the potential to prevent stunting because it is rich in protein, albumin, iron, zinc, vitamins, and nutrients that are important in supporting child growth. The research design used a quasi-experimental approach with a pre and posttest design without a control group to determine the impact of the intervention. The data was then analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test on 256 respondents. The results showed a p-value of 0.000 < α (0.05), indicating that H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted, thus showing a difference in knowledge before and after the provision of knowledge in the form of Ogapudake digital education. This supports the finding that the use of Ogapudake digital education has a significant effect in increasing respondents' knowledge about stunting prevention by utilizing the potential of local food.