EDUKASI PEMBERIAN MAKANAN TAMBAHAN KEPADA IBU BALITA TERHADAP STATUS GIZI BALITA DI POSYANDU MUTIARA ANANDA DESA WONOROTO KABUPATEN PURWOREJO

Abstract

Nutrition is one of the determining factors of human resource quality. The role of nutrition has
been proven by various studies. Nutritional disorders in early human life will affect the quality
of life later. One of the programs initiated by the government is the Provision of Additional Food
(PMT). To provide education on providing additional food to mothers of toddlers regarding the
nutritional status of toddlers. This type of research is a pre-experimental design with a One Group
Pretest-Postest Design. The population in this study was 30 mothers of toddlers. The sampling
technique used purposive sampling. The time of the study was July 15 - August 19, 2024. Data
analysis used the Paired t test. The results of the data analysis obtained a t value of 0.002 and a
probability of 0.000 (smaller than alpha 0.05). The level of knowledge of respondents after being
given PMT counseling was 70.9% from 63.8% before being given education. So, there is an
influence of PMT education on the knowledge of mothers of toddlers about PMT. Suggestion
The results of the study can be used as a source of knowledge and strategies for mothers of
toddlers in providing midwifery care to families and toddlers.