Abstract

Vilda Ana Veria Setyawati, Arif Kurniadi and Slamet Isworo*

ABSTRACT

The high prevalence of stunting is a national problem that is immediately addressed by all parties. The problem encountered was that most mothers did not understand stunting in detail. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of mobile-based nutrition education to improve maternal knowledge about stunting. The study was conducted on 28 mothers who fulfilled inclusion with a quasi-experimental design, one group pre-post test. The intervention was given in the form of mobile-based nutrition education on stunting. This application is the result of previous research with research and development design. Mother's knowledge was measured using a questionnaire containing 15 questions. Data analysis used paired t test and Wilcoxon. Results The demographic characteristics of the study respondents showed the highest percentage of status as housewives (57.1%), college graduates (57.1%), no housemaids (78.6%), high percentage join often maternal and child health center (67.7%). In general, the percentage of low levels decreased (39.29% to 21.43%), medium levels increased (57.14% to 71.43%), and high levels increased (3.57 to 7.14%). The conclusion that can be drawn, there is an increase in the average knowledge about stunting in mothers after obtaining the mobile-based nutrition education intervention.