GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG STUNTING PADA BAYI DI BAWAH DUA TAHUN (BADUTA) DI PUSKESMAS MANGANITU KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN SANGIHE

Stunting merupakan masalah gizi kronis yang menimbulkan dampak serius perkembangan fisik, mental, dan emosional anak-anak, dan bukti menunjukkan bahwa efek dari stunting pada usia muda, khususnya pada perkembangan otak, sulit untuk memperbaikinya pada usia lanjut walaupun jika anak menerima gizi yang tepat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengambarkan pengetahuan ibu tentang stunting pada Baduta di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Manganitu Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan cross sectional. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Manganitu pada bulan Juni-September 2021. Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu Baduda di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Manganitu. Teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu consecutive sampling yang dilakukan di beberapa posyandu dari bulan Juni-September 2021. Seluruh ibu balita dibawah usia dua tahun (Baduda) yang datang ke Posyandu serta memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi dimasukan menjadi sampel penelitian. Adapun kriteria inklusi adalah ibu Baduda bersedia menjadi responden. Kriteria eksklusinya yaitu ibu Baduda yang memiliki anak yang lahir dengan cacat bawaan. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan tentang stunting. Analisis data menggunakan komputerisasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan mayoritas umur ibu berada pada umur ideal melahirkan (67,2%), pendidikan ibu berada pada kategori rendah (55,2%), tingkat pengetahuan ibu kurang baik (58,6%). Baduda yang mengalami stunting sebanyak 8,6%. Item pertanyaan pengetahuan tentang kekurangan gizi kronis penyebab terjadi stunting menjawab dengan salah sebanyak 58,6% dan Baduta stunting menjadikan anak rentan terhadap penyakit menjawab dengan salah sebanyak 53,4%. Kesimpulan gambaran pengetahuan ibu tentang stunting pada Baduta di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Manganitu Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe berada pada kategori rendah.   Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem that seriously affects children's physical, mental and emotional development, and evidence shows that the effects of stunting at a young age, particularly on brain development, are difficult to correct in old age even if children receive proper nutrition. This study aims to describe maternal knowledge about stunting in children under two years old in the Manganitu Community Health Center Work Area, Sangihe Islands Regency. This type of research uses a cross-sectional design. This research was carried out in the working area of the Manganitu Health Center in June-September 2021. The population of this study was all mothers of children under two years old in the work area of the Manganitu Health Center. The sampling technique was consecutive sampling conducted at several Integrated Health Post from June-September 2021. All mothers of children under two years old who came to the  Integrated Health Post and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study sample. The inclusion criteria were that children under two years old his mother was willing to be a respondent. The exclusion criteria were children under two years old mothers who had children who were born with congenital defects. The data collection technique used a knowledge questionnaire about stunting. Data analysis using computerization. The results showed that the majority of the mothers were at the ideal age for giving birth (67.2%), the mother's education was in a low category (55.2%), the mother's level of knowledge was not good (58.6%). Children under two years old who experienced stunting were 8.6%. Question items about knowledge about chronic malnutrition causing stunting were answered incorrectly by 58.6% and children under two years old stunting making children vulnerable to disease answered incorrectly as much as 53.4%. The conclusion of the description of maternal knowledge about stunting in children under two years old in the Manganitu Health Center Work Area, Sangihe Islands Regency is in a low category.