PEMBERIAN MAKANAN TAMBAHAN PEMULIHAN BERKORELASI DENGAN BERAT BADAN DAN TINGGI BADAN BALITA STUNTING DI KOTA TASIKMALAYAKOTA TASIKMALAYA

Abstract

Stunting remains a national health issue affecting infants and toddlers that requires significant attention in its management. Essentially, stunting is a condition of chronic malnutrition that is a form of growth faltering since the 1000 HPK period.  One of the efforts to address stunting is to provide adequate nutrition to support   growth and   development, which can be measured by the increase in weight and height of toddlers. The objective of this study was to analyse the difference in the weight of toddlers before and after the provision of supplementary recovery food (PMT-P). The research design used a pre-test and post-test with a control group. The sample consisted of 52 stunted toddlers who received supplementary recovery food (PMT-P) and a control group of 52 stunted toddlers who did not receive PMT recovery but received education on stunting management in the Tasikmalaya City health centre area. PMT recovery was given for 3 months and weight data was measured monthly. The data were analysed using a paired sample test at a significance level of alpha 0.05. The results showed a significant difference in weight before and after the PMT recovery intervention (p <0.05) and a significant difference (P<0.05) in weight between the group of stunted toddlers who received the intervention and the group who did not receive the intervention. It is recommended that families of stunted toddlers improve their toddlers' food intake with protein-rich foods to improve their growth.