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Temuan kasus Stunting di Puskesmas Padang Tarok tahun 2023 adalah
5,1% (sebanyak 50 kasus) dan pada semester pertama tahun 2024 temuan kasus
stunting turun menjadi 43 kasus dengan temuan 6 (13,95%) kasus balita sangat
pendek. Kondisi tersebut mengindikasikan masih kurang baiknya upaya
percepatan penurunan stunting di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Padang Tarok. Tujuan
penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan home care terhadap standar
antropometri TB/U balita stunting. Jenis penelitian ini Quasy Eksperimen yang
telah dilakukan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Padang Tarok pada bulan Oktober
Desember tahun 2024. Populasi adalah seluruh balita stunting yaitu sebanyak 43
orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposeive sampling sebanyak 32

orang. Instrumen berupa lembar observasi, analisis data menggunakan uji T-
independent test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata standar antropometri

TB/U balita stunting kelompok intervensi metode home care -2,098 SD dan 50%
responden dengan standar antropometri TB/U termasuk kategori tidak stunting,
rata-rata standar antropometri TB/U balita stunting kelompok kontrol -2,391 SD
dan lebih dari sebagian (68,8%) responden masih termasuk kategori stunting.
Terdapat perbedaan rata-rata standar antropometri TB/U balita stunting antara
kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol dengan beda rata-rata 0,292 SD dan
nilai p = 0,042, dimana standar antropometri TB/U lebih tinggi pada kelompok
intervensi. Disimpulkan bahwa penerapan metode home care berpengaruh
signifikan terhadap standar antropometri TB/U balita stunting. Diharapkan kepada
semua pihak terutama orang tua balita stunting untuk tetap melanjutkan perbaikan
gizi sesuai dengan indikator home care yang telah dilakukan.Serta pada pihak
Puskesmas Padang Tarok juga diharapkan untuk mengaplikasikan metode home
care sebagai teknik pendampingan gizi pada balita stunting.

Stunting cases at the Padang Tarok Health Center in 2023 was 5.1% (50
cases), and during the first semester of 2024, the number of stunting cases in the
work area decreased to 43 cases, including 6 (13.95%) cases of severely stunted
toddlers. This condition indicates that the efforts to accelerate the reduction of
stunting in the Padang Tarok Health Center work area are still inadequate. This
study aimed to determine the effect of applying the home care method on the

Height-for-Age (HAZ) anthropometric standard of stunted toddlers. This quasi-
experimental study was conducted in the Padang Tarok Health Center work area

from October to December 2024. The population consisted of all stunted toddlers
in the work area, totaling 43 children. The sample was selected using purposive
sampling, resulting in 32 participants. The research instrument was an observation
sheet. Data analysis was performed using the independent t-test. The results
showed that the average HAZ anthropometric standard of stunted toddlers in the
intervention group (home care method) was -2.098 SD and 50% of respondents
with anthropometric standard TB/U were in the non-stunting category, while the
control group had an average of -2.391 SD and more than half (68.8%) of
respondents were still in the stunting category. There was a significant difference
in the average HAZ anthropometric standard between the intervention and control
groups, with a mean difference of 0.292 SD and a p-value of 0.042. The HAZ
anthropometric standard was higher in the intervention group. It was concluded
that applying the home care method significantly affects the HAZ anthropometric
standard of stunted toddlers. Parents of stunted toddlers are encouraged to
continue improving nutrition according to the home care indicators implemented,
and the Padang Tarok Health Center is advised to apply the home care method as
a nutritional support strategy for stunted toddlers.