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Pada saat ini masalah stunting pada balita masih cukup tinggi yang dapat
dipicu karena feeding practice yang kurang baik. Laporan Puskesmas Biaro, pada
tahun 2022 dari 3.036 balita, terdapat 172 orang (5,67%) yang mengalami
stunting. Pada tahun 2023 dari 3.096 balita, jumlah anak stunting meningkat
menjadi 227 orang (7,33%). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Pengaruh
Edukasi Gizi Terhadap Feeding Practice Ibu Balita Stunting Usia 6 59 Bulan di
Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Biaro Kabupaten Agam Tahun 2024. Jenis penelitin ini
yaitu pre eksperimen dengan desain pretest and posttest one group design.
Penelitian ini telah dilaksanaan bulan Agustus Desember 2024 di Wilayah Kerja
Puskesmas Biaro. Populasi pada penelitian ini yaitu seluruh sasaran ibu balita
stunting usia 6 59 pada bulan Oktober 2024 di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Biaro
yang berjumlah 39 orang dengan jumlah sampel 16 orang. Teknik pengambilan
sampel purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner
kemudian dianalisa menggunakan analisis univariat dan bivariate dengan
menggunakan uji t-test yaitu t paired. Hasil penelitian didapatkan Rata rata
feeding practice ibu balita stunting usia 6 59 bulan sebelum dilakukan edukasi
gizi adalah 35,0 dengan standar deviasi 5,657 dan sesudah adalah 49,94 dengan
standar deviasi 4,864. Hasil uji statistik terdapat pengaruh edukasi gizi terhadap
feeding practice ibu balita stunting usia 6 59 bulan dengan nilai p value 0,000 (p
< 0,05). Kesimpulan terdapat pengaruh edukasi gizi terhadap feeding practice ibu
balita stunting usia 6 59 bulan. Disarankan kepada tenaga kesehatan untuk dapat
memberikan edukasi gizi secara rutin untuk meningkat feeding practice ibu balita
stunting.

Currently, the issue of stunting in toddlers remains quite high and can be
triggered by poor feeding practices. According to the Biaro Health Center report
in 2022, of the 3,036 toddlers, 172 (5.67%) were stunted. In 2023, from 3,096
toddlers, the number of stunted children increased to 227 (7.33%). The purpose of
this study was to determine the effect of nutrition education on the feeding
practices of mothers with stunted toddlers aged 6 59 months in the working area
of Puskesmas Biaro, Agam Regency in 2024. This study is a pre-experimental
research with a pretest-posttest one-group design. The research was conducted
from August to December 2024 in the Biaro Health Center working area. The
population of this study was all mothers of stunted toddlers aged 6 59 months in
October 2024 in the Biaro Health Center working area, totaling 39 individuals,
with a sample size of 16. Sampling was done using purposive sampling. Data
were collected using questionnaires and analyzed with univariate and bivariate
analysis using paired t-test. The results showed that the average feeding practice
score of mothers with stunted toddlers aged 6 59 months before nutrition
education was 35.0 with a standard deviation of 5.657, and after the education, it
was 49.94 with a standard deviation of 4.864. The statistical test results indicated
a significant effect of nutrition education on the feeding practices of mothers with
stunted toddlers aged 6 59 months, with a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). The
conclusion is that nutrition education has an effect on the feeding practices of
mothers with stunted toddlers aged 6 59 months. It is recommended that health
workers provide routine nutrition education to improve the feeding practices of
mothers with stunted toddlers.