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Kejadian angka Wasting Wilayah Kerja Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Sijunjung pada Tahun 2022, sebanyak 1.295 orang Wasting ditandai dengan kurangnya berat badan menurut panjang/tinggi badan anak (BB/TB). Banyak dampak buruk akibat wasting, sehingga diperlukan upaya untuk menanganinya salah satunya adalah dengan peningkatkan pengetahuan ibu tentang wasting memalui media edukasi seperti leaflet. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media leaflet dalam upaya peningkatan pengetahuan ibu balita tentang wasting. Penelitian ini dirancang dengan metode kuantitatif menggunakan Quasi Experimental dengan desain One-Group Pretest-Posttest. Dari 13 Puskesmas yang ada, Puskesmas Sijunjung menjadi urutan pertama kasus wasting terbanyak dengan Jumlah balita wasting 223 orang. Penelitian dilaksanakan di wilayah kerjapuskesmas sijunjung di wilyah pustu Solok Ambah pada 8 November 2022 sampai dengan 1 Agustus 2023. Populasi 100 orang ibu balita yang memiliki anak wasting. Cara pengambilan sampel dengan total sampling sehingga diperoleh 46 responden, selanjutnya pengumpulan data diperoleh melalui instrument penelitian berupa kuesioner kemudian dianalisa menggunakan analisa univariat dan bivariate. Hasil penelitian ini, didapatkan nilai pengetahuan responden sebelum diberikan leaflet 11,17 sedangkan nilai pengetahuan responden setelah diberikan leaflet 14,83. Berdasarkan hasil analisa bivariat diperoleh nilai P-Value sebesar 0,00, jika P-Value < 0,05. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan media leaflet berpenggaruh dalam upaya peningkatan pengetahuan ibu balita tentang wasting diwilayah kerja pustu Solok Ambah. Diharapkan puskesmas (pustu) untuk dapat memanfaatkan media leaflet sebagai media atau informasi dalam pemberian edukasi tentang wasting pada ibu balita.

The occurrence of wasting in the working area of the Sijunjung District Health Office in 2022 amounted to 1,295 cases of wasting, characterized by inadequate weight according to the child's length/height (weight-for-length/height). Wasting has numerous adverse effects, necessitating efforts to address it, one of which is improving mothers' knowledge about wasting through educational media such as leaflets. The aim of this research is to determine the influence of leaflet media usage in efforts to enhance the knowledge of mothers of toddlers about wasting. This study was designed using a quantitative approach with a Quasi Experimental design, employing the One-Group Pretest-Posttest method. Among the 13 health centers, Sijunjung Health Center had the highest number of wasting cases, with 223 wasted toddlers. The research was conducted in the working area of Sijunjung Health Center, specifically at Pustu Solok Ambah, from November 8, 2022, to August 1, 2023. The population consisted of 100 mothers of wasted toddlers, and the sampling method employed was total sampling, resulting in 46 respondents. Data were collected through research instruments in the form of questionnaires and were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis. The research findings showed that the respondents' knowledge score before receiving leaflets was 11.17, while after receiving leaflets, it increased to 14.83. Based on the bivariate analysis, the P-value obtained was 0.00, where P-Value < 0.05. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of leaflet media has an impact on improving the knowledge of mothers of toddlers about wasting in the working area of Pustu Solok Ambah. It is recommended that health centers (Pustu) utilize leaflet media as an educational tool to inform mothers of toddlers about wasting.