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Title
Stunting Care Application (SCATION) and Its Effect in Early Detection of
Stunting in Toddlers in Langkat District
Stunting in Toddlers in Langkat District
Description
Introduction: According to WHO data from 2020, 144 million children
around the world had stunted growth in 2021. Based on the results of
the Indonesian Nutrition Status Study (SSGI), Ministry of Health, the
prevalence of stunting among children under five is 24.4% in 2021.
Poor nutrition during pregnancy and the early years of childhood has
the terrible side effect of stunting. Children that are stunted may never
reach their full height potential, and their brains may never fully mature
cognitively.
Methods: This study is quantitative in nature, with an analytic
approach and a quasi-experimental design with a pre-post test design by
using scation (stunting care application). The population in this study
were parents who had children aged 0–5 months, with a total sample of
212 mothers.
Result: The median value of knowledge is 55.0 and 50.0 for skills after
being given an intervention by scation (stunting care application),
while the median value for the control group is 45.0 for knowledge and
45.0 for skills. The increase in knowledge was 5.0 in the intervention
group (scation) and 2.0 in the control group, and there was an increase
in the same skills in both groups, namely 5.0 with a p-value of 0.004 for
knowledge and 0.007 for skills.
Conclusion: There is an effect of the SCATION application on
increasing mothers' knowledge and skills in the early detection of
stunting in toddlers
around the world had stunted growth in 2021. Based on the results of
the Indonesian Nutrition Status Study (SSGI), Ministry of Health, the
prevalence of stunting among children under five is 24.4% in 2021.
Poor nutrition during pregnancy and the early years of childhood has
the terrible side effect of stunting. Children that are stunted may never
reach their full height potential, and their brains may never fully mature
cognitively.
Methods: This study is quantitative in nature, with an analytic
approach and a quasi-experimental design with a pre-post test design by
using scation (stunting care application). The population in this study
were parents who had children aged 0–5 months, with a total sample of
212 mothers.
Result: The median value of knowledge is 55.0 and 50.0 for skills after
being given an intervention by scation (stunting care application),
while the median value for the control group is 45.0 for knowledge and
45.0 for skills. The increase in knowledge was 5.0 in the intervention
group (scation) and 2.0 in the control group, and there was an increase
in the same skills in both groups, namely 5.0 with a p-value of 0.004 for
knowledge and 0.007 for skills.
Conclusion: There is an effect of the SCATION application on
increasing mothers' knowledge and skills in the early detection of
stunting in toddlers
Creator
Ingka Kristina Pangaribuan, Faridah Mohd Said, Salbiah Binti Abdul Rahim,
Hafizah Che Hassan, Sandeep Poddar
Hafizah Che Hassan, Sandeep Poddar
Date
2023
Language
English