Peer-reviewed article
The Impact of Nutrition Education Intervention on Parental Knowledge to Prevent Child Stunting
Gusti Ayu Putu Laksmi Puspa Sari, I Gusti Agung Ari Kusuma Yana, Yosi Irawati Wibowo ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Stunting affects children's physical and cognitive development and requires early intervention. This study tested whether a single health education session could improve parents' knowledge about preventing child stunting. Ninety-three parents in Bali received nutrition education and were assessed before and after the intervention. Parents with good knowledge increased from 12% to 30% after the intervention, suggesting that education can help parents understand how to prevent stunting.
Key points
- Stunting impacts children's physical and cognitive development and national productivity
- Parental knowledge is essential for preventing child stunting
- A single health education session significantly increased the percentage of parents with good knowledge about stunting prevention
- Good knowledge increased from 11.8% (pre-test) to 30.1% (post-test), with p-value 0.001
- Educational intervention may increase parental participation in stunting prevention
Limitations
The study uses a pre-experimental design without a comparison group, so we cannot determine whether knowledge gains were due to the intervention or other factors. The follow-up duration and whether improved knowledge translated into actual behaviour change or reduced stunting are not reported.
Abstract
Stunting remains a significant health problem among children worldwide. Stunting has an impact on children's physical and cognitive development; if it is not addressed in the earliest stage, it can lead to decreased national productivity and economic growth. Whilst parents play a crucial role in preventing stunting in children, ensuring they have adequate knowledge is essential. This study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention on the level of knowledge among parents in preventing child stunting. This is a pre-experimental study using a pretest and posttest design. This study involved a sample of 93 respondent in an area in the Bali area. The educational intervention involving a single session of health education focused on increasing knowledge about childhood stunting. Pre-test dan post-test was conducted before and after the intervention, and the results were categorized into good, simply and less. Pre-test and post-test data was analysed using a paired t-test. The results showed a significant increase in the percentage of parents with good knowledge from 11.8% in the pre-test to 30.1% in the post-test (p-value 0.001). This finding showed the effectiveness of educational interventions to enhance parental knowledge, which might increase their participation in preventing the risk of child stunting.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Single session of health education focused on increasing parental knowledge about childhood stunting
- Population
- 93 parents in Bali, Indonesia
Key finding
Percentage of parents with good knowledge increased from 11.8% to 30.1% (p-value 0.001)
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