Abdimas: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang
Vol 8, No 2 (2023): May 2023

Capacity building of integrated health post cadres on stunting prevention in Pandeglang Regency Locus Area

Siti Maulidya Sari (Department/Faculty of Medical, Universitas YARSI)
Yusnita Yusnita (Department/Faculty of Medical, Universitas YARSI)
Nurul Huda (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas YARSI)
Kholis Ernawati (Department/Faculty of Medical, Universitas YARSI)
Eri Dian Maharsi (Department/Faculty of Medical, Universitas YARSI)
Zakiyah Zakiyah (Department/Faculty of Medical, Universitas YARSI)
Dini Widianti (Department/Faculty of Medical, Universitas YARSI)
Reyhan Muhammad Farras (Department/Faculty of Medical, Universitas YARSI)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jun 2023

Abstract

Health cadres play a vital role as community educators and frontline workers in the stunting handling program. Maternal knowledge regarding adequate nutrition for toddlers from pregnancy to birth is a crucial factor in preventing stunting, as it influences the mother's choices in terms of food ingredients and diversity. Pandeglang Regency is among the 100 priority cities/regencies in stunting reduction efforts. This activity aims to provide training to enhance the knowledge and capacity of Integrated Health Post (Posyandu) cadres in stunting, anthropometry, and nutrition. The trained cadres will be able to actively contribute to stunting prevention programs in the targeted stunting locus area of the Pandeglang Regency. The training methods include classroom training, Posyandu simulations, advocacy, and licensing. The exercise focuses on three stunting locus villages: Kedeumaneh, Kadeubelang, and Medong. Knowledge improvement was evaluated through pre-test and post-test assessments, followed by simulations conducted at each Posyandu location. The results indicated that 30 cadre respondents demonstrated increased knowledge after the training (p-value = 0.044). Furthermore, the simulation results revealed that the cadres were able to accurately perform anthropometric measurements.

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Journal Info

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jpkm

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Subject

Humanities

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