EFEKTIVITAS METODE KELAS MEMASAK BAGI IBU BALITA UNTUK MENCEGAH STUNTING DI DESA JIPANG KECAMATAN KARANGLEWAS

Jipang is one of the villages that belong to the working area of Karanglewas Community Health Center (Puskesmas) with a great number of stunting cases. The prevalence of stunting cases in Jipang village was 35 cases (16.13%) out of a total 217 toddlers. One of the main factors contributing to the high cases of stunting in Jipang village is the lack of knowledge and skills among mothers in taking care of their children. Many mothers have limited knowledge of parenting, particularly in terms of providing their children with proper nutrition. Besides, due to limited educational media, mothers are less informed about good parenting. In order to prevent the rising number of stunting cases, there is a need to improve mothers’ knowledge and skills in providing their children with good parenting. The aim of this activity was to improve mothers’ knowledge and skills in providing their children with good parenting. This activity consisted of a number of stages including 1) Writing a recipe book about food preventing stunting, 2) Creating leaflet and educational videos, 3) Educating mothers about stunting and proper nutrition, 4) Conducting a cooking class, and 5) Supervising a group of mothers. The result of this activity indicated that there was an improvement in terms of mothers’ knowledge and skills after the activity. Specifically, the recipe book was very useful for mothers in providing proper nutrition for their children. Key words: Stunting, Proper Nutrition, Cooking Class