GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG STUNTING PADA ANAK DI PUSKESMAS KUBU II TIANYAR Luh Rossy Melinda Sari Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected]@gmail.com [email protected]@gmail.com [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected] [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang. Stunting (kerdil) adalah kondisi dimana balita memiliki panjang atau tinggi badan yang kurang jika dibandingkan dengan umur. Menurut hasil Riset kesehatan dasar (Riskesdas,2018), terdapat 30,8% balita yang mengalami stunting di Indonesia. Berdasarkan grafik (Dinas kesehatan Provinsi Bali, 2021) di Kabupaten Karangasem merupakan kabupaten yang masih tinggi kasus stuntingnya seesar 10,1% sebanyak 24,2% menjadi 29% pada tahun 2018. Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi gambaran pengetahuan ibu tentang stunting pada anak di Puskesmas Kubu II Tianyar Metode. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif, dengan pendekatan cross – sectional dengan sampel penelitian sebanyak 157 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah non probability dengan metode total sampling. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan ibu tentang stunting. Analisis yang digunakan penelitian ini yaitu analisa univariat. Hasil. Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa mayoritas responen yaitu 139 (88,5%) memiliki pengetahuan baik, dan sebanyak 18 (11,5%) responden memiliki pengetahuan yang cukup. Simpulan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan dapat disimpulkan bahwa mayoritas pengetahuan ibu dalam kategori baik. Kata Kunci : Stunting, Pencegahan, Pengetahuan, Ibu

MOTHERS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STUNTING ON CHILDREN AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER KUBU II TIANYAR Luh Rossy Melinda Sari Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email : [email protected] [email protected]@gmail.com [email protected]@[email protected]@gmail.com [email protected] [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background. Stunting is a condition in which a toddler has a length or height less than compared to the age. According to the results of Basic Health Research (Riskesdas, 2018), there are 30.8% of toddlers who had stunting in Indonesia. Karangasem is a regency which has a high stunting rate of 10.1% by 24.2% to 29% in 2018 (Bali Provincial Health Office, 2021). Purpose. To identify mothers’ knowledge about stunting on children at Public Health Center Kubu II Tianyar. Method. This study employed descriptive design with cross sectional. There were 157 respondents recruited as the samples which were chosen by using non probability sampling technique with total sampling. The instruments which were used to collect data was questionnaire about mothers’ knowledge on stunting. The data were analyzed by using univariate analysis. Findings. The result of the research showed that 139 respondents (88.5%) had good knowledge and 18 respondents (11.5%) had sufficient knowledge. Conclusion. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the majority of mother’s knowledge are good. Keywords: Stunting, Prevention, Knowledge, Mother