Peer-reviewed article
Edukasi Pencegahan Stunting bagi Orang Tua dan Pengenalan Gizi Seimbang bagi Siswa Kelas 1 SD di Desa Melati II, Dusun Kenari Kecamatan Perbaungan, Kab. Serdang Bedagai
Kusmilawaty Kusmilawaty, Hotma Tua Rizki, Putra Syahwa Siregar, Hania Zahra, Siti Khodijah Lubis et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This report describes a community education activity in Melati II Village, Serdang Bedagai, Indonesia. Parents were taught about stunting prevention, and first-grade primary school students were introduced to balanced nutrition. The sessions used presentations, discussion, question-and-answer and observation. The authors report positive responses and better understanding among participants. The report does not say whether children's growth or nutrition changed.
Key points
- Parents were taught what stunting is, its causes and impacts, children's nutritional needs, parenting practices, hygiene and prevention within the family.
- Students were introduced to nutritious foods, dietary diversity, breakfast, fruit and vegetable intake, drinking enough water and healthy hygiene habits.
- The method was participatory and communicative, adapted to the characteristics of the participants.
- Parents gained better knowledge about meeting children's nutritional needs and monitoring growth.
- Students were able to identify nutritious foods and healthy daily habits.
Limitations
The abstract gives no number of participants, no measurement tools, no scores and no comparison group, so the size of any gain in understanding is unknown. It reports no effect on children's actual diet, growth or stunting.
Abstract
This study aims to provide education on stunting prevention for parents and introduce the concept of balanced nutrition to first-grade elementary school students in Melati II Village, Kenari Hamlet, Perbaungan District, Serdang Bedagai Regency. The activity employed a descriptive approach through a participatory education method involving parents and students as the main participants. The implementation consisted of preparation, material delivery, discussion, question-and-answer sessions, observation, and evaluation of participants’ understanding. The materials provided to parents covered the definition of stunting, contributing factors, impacts, nutritional needs, parenting practices, hygiene, and preventive measures that can be applied within the family. Meanwhile, students were introduced to nutritious foods, dietary diversity, breakfast, fruit and vegetable consumption, adequate water intake, and healthy hygiene practices. The results indicated positive responses and improved understanding among participants. Parents gained better knowledge about the importance of fulfilling children’s nutritional needs and monitoring growth, while students were able to identify nutritious foods and healthy daily habits. These findings indicate that communicative education adapted to participants’ characteristics can support greater awareness of stunting prevention and the implementation of balanced nutrition from an early age.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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Problem
Stunting and poor nutrition knowledge and habits among children in a rural Indonesian community
- Intervention
- Participatory education sessions on stunting prevention for parents and on balanced nutrition and hygiene for first-grade students
- Population
- Parents and first-grade primary school students in Melati II Village, Kenari Hamlet, Perbaungan District, Serdang Bedagai Regency, Indonesia
Key finding
Participants responded positively and showed improved understanding, according to the authors.
Kusmilawaty et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026