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Data Studi Status Gizi Indonesia (SSGI) Tahun 2021 didapat bahwa proporsi balita yang mengalami gizi kurang sebanyak 17%. Banyak orangtua hanya dapat memberikan satu jenis makanan sehingga variasi makanan untuk memenuhi gizi balita tidak terpenuhi. Buah pepaya (Carica Papaya L) merupakan buah yang dapat meningkatkan nafsu makan anak dan kecepatan dalam penyerapan zat gizi. Tujuan peuntuk melihat pengaruh pemberian buah papaya (carica papaya L) terhadap peningkatan nafsu makan pada balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Paal Merah II Kota Jambi Tahun 2022. Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif analitik dengan jenis desain penelitian quasi eksperimen yang bersifat one group pretest-postest. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Paal Merah II Kota Jambi. Populasi penelitian sebanyak 47 balita gizi kurang dan diambil secara total sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah lembar observasi dan kuesioner. Analisis yang digunakan univariat dna bivariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata nafsu makan balita sebelum pemberian buah pepayadengan nilai 5,87 dan rata-rata nafsu makan balita setelah pemberian buah pepaya dengan nilai 6,66. Ada pengaruh pemberian buah papaya (carica papaya l) terhadap peningkatan nafsu makan pada balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Paal Merah II Kota Jambi Tahun 2022 dengan nilai p value = 0,000. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh pemberian buah papaya dalam meningkatkan nafsu makan balita. Diharapkan kepada orang tua Balita dapat meningkatkan perilaku dan praktik pemberian makanan selingan pada balita dengan gizi kurang melalui pemberian buah pepaya sehingga meningkatkan nafsu makan balita.

The data from the 2021 Indonesian Nutrition Status Study (SSGI) found that the proportion of under-fives experiencing malnutrition is 17%. Many parents can only provide one type of food so that a variety of foods to meet the nutrition of toddlers is not fulfilled. Papaya fruit (Carica Papaya L) is a fruit that can increase children's appetite and speed absorption of nutrients. The aim of this research is to see the effect of giving papaya fruit (Carica papaya L) on increasing appetite in toddlers in the Work Area of the Paal Merah II Community Health Center, Jambi City in 2022. This research is quantitative analytic with a quasi-experimental research design type that is one group pretest-posttest. The research was conducted in the Work Area of the Paal Merah II Community Health Center, Jambi City. The study population consisted of 47 malnourished toddlers and was taken by total sampling. The instruments used were observation sheets and questionnaires. The analysis used was univariate and bivariate. The results showed that the average appetite of toddlers before giving papaya fruit was 5.87 and the average appetite of toddlers after giving papaya fruit was 6.66. There is an effect of giving papaya fruit (carica papaya l) on increasing appetite in toddlers in the Work Area of the Paal Merah II Community Health Center, Jambi City in 2022 with a p value = 0.000. It can be concluded that there is an effect of giving papaya fruit in increasing the appetite of toddlers. It is hoped that the parents of toddlers can improve the behavior and practice of giving snacks to toddlers with malnutrition through giving papaya fruit so as to increase their toddler's appetite.