GEMAS APPLICATION ABOUT STUNTING PREVENTION FOR INCREASINGTHE KNOWLEDGE OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS

Mulidah, Siti and Asrin, Asrin and Kuhu, Maisje Marlyn (2023) GEMAS APPLICATION ABOUT STUNTING PREVENTION FOR INCREASINGTHE KNOWLEDGE OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS. In: Proceeding of The 1st Polkesraya International Conference. Poltekkes Kemenkes Palangka Raya, Palangka Raya, pp. 159-175. ISBN 2987-8659

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Abstract

Background: Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive due to chronic malnutrition, occurring since the baby is in the womb. Android smartphones as an effort to increase knowledge about stunting prevention of breastfeeding mothers.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of giving the Gemas application on stunting prevention on the knowledge of breastfeeding mothers.

Methodology: Experimental research method with control group pretest and posttest design. Theresearch was carried out in the Community Health Center 2 Sokaraja area for 3 months in 2022. The population in this study were all breastfeeding mothers in the working area of Community Health Center 2 Sokaraja, Banyumas Regency, totaling 107 breastfeeding mothers as of February2022. The sample in this study were breastfeeding mothers, located in the working area Community Health Center 2 Sokaraja, has an Android-based smartphone and is willing to be a respondent. Total sample of 40 respondents divided into 20 intervention groups and 20 controls. Multi-stratified proportional random sampling technique. The questionnaire used to measure knowledge about stunting prevention, smart phones, and PPE sets (masks, hand sanitizers, gloves,face shields). Data analysis used paired t test (Pairedsamples t test).

Findings: The average increase in knowledge of the control group was 2.9, which was smaller than the intervention group's 4.3. Statistically, there is a difference in the increase in the value of knowledge about stunting prevention in respondents who are given the Gemas application and those who are not given the Gemas application (0.003 < α (0.05)). Statistically, there is a differencein the increase in the value of knowledge about stunting prevention in respondents who are giventhe Gemas application and those who are not given the Gemas application (0.003 < α (0.05)).

Limitation: Samples of study were only taken from one area of Public Health Centre. It could be better if the samples of study were taken from some areas of Public Health Centre Contribution: Therefore, the using of media that is based on smartphone can be used to increaseknowledge of breastfeeding mothers because it is more practical, easy to access and almost everyone currently has these devices.

Conclusion: The Gemas application about stunting prevention has a significant effect for increasing the knowledge of breastfeeding mothers.

Keywords: Gemas application, stunting, knowledge, breastfeeding mothers.

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