Pengaruh Edukasi Gizi "Isi Piringku" terhadap Peningkatan Pengetahuan Ibu Balita dalam Pencegahan Stunting di Desa Wates Magetan

Abstract

Stunting remains a critical nutritional issue in Indonesia, largely driven by poor maternal nutritional literacy and inappropriate child-feeding practices in rural areas. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of "Isi Piringku" nutritional education on improving mothers' knowledge regarding stunting prevention. A quasi-experimental approach with a one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted in Wates Village, Panekan District, Magetan Regency. Total sampling was employed to recruit twenty mothers of toddlers aged 12–59 months as respondents. Data were collected using a validated 15-item multiple-choice questionnaire before and after a 60-minute visual-based educational session. The descriptive analysis revealed a substantial shift in maternal cognitive outcomes. Prior to the intervention, only 35% of respondents achieved a good knowledge level, while 45% were categorized as moderate, and 20% were poor. Following the intervention, the proportion of mothers with good knowledge escalated dramatically to 75%, while moderate and poor categories decreased to 20% and 5%, respectively. These findings confirm that structural visual education is highly effective in restructuring short-term maternal cognitive understanding of child portion sizes. Practically, this study implies that local health authorities should replicate this visual-based program through active posyandu networks to foster sustainable behavioral changes in household nutritional care.