EDUCATION FOR MOTHERS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE REGARDING MORINGA LEAF COOKIES AS A NUTRITIONAL SOURCE FOR STUNTING PREVENTION AT SULAA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, BAUBAU CITY
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https://doi.org/10.36990/jippm.v6i2.1993Keywords:
toddlers, cookies, moringa leaves, nutrition education, stuntingAbstract
Stunting is a chronic nutritional issue that remains a public health challenge in Indonesia, including within the service area of ??the Sulaa Community Health Center (Puskesmas) in Baubau City. One contributing factor is the limited knowledge among mothers of children under five regarding optimal nutrition. This community service activity aimed to increase mothers' knowledge about using *Moringa oleifera* (moringa) leaf cookies as a nutritional source to help prevent stunting. The activity was conducted in March 2025 at the Integrated Health Post (Posyandu) within the Sulaa Community Health Center's service area, targeting 20 mothers of children under five; the intervention utilized education and counseling methods, evaluated through pre-test and post-test questionnaires. The results demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge: while initially only a small fraction of mothers understood stunting prevention, approximately 80% came to understand that stunting can be prevented early on through proper nutrition. The mothers also showed great enthusiasm and an interest in making moringa leaf cookies independently at home. This activity demonstrates that education based on local food sources is effective in raising family nutritional awareness and holds potential for further development as a community-based stunting prevention strategy.
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