Empowering Mother on Prevention and Intervention of Stunting on Magetan Regency

Abstract

The condition of failure to grow babies, toddlers due to chronic malnutrition so that children are too short for their
age is called stunting. The aim of research is to Empower Mothers in Preventing and Intervening Stunting. The
first phase developed a model of maternal empowerment in preventing and intervening stunting using a cross
sectional design. Phase II, implementation model uses a Quasi Experimental Non Randomized Pre Post Control
Group Design. The population of this study were all mothers of children under five in Posyandu A, B, C. The
sample of the study was some mothers of children who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sampling
technique uses multistage random sampling, which starts with grouping samples based on the area or population
location, then stratification and sampling using simple random sampling technique. The analyzed by SEM with
PLS. The results of the study of mothers who had good characteristics increased mother's knowledge of preventing
and intervening with stunting 0.423 times (p=0.000). Mothers who have good knowledge increase maternal
commitment by 0.230 (p=0.004), mothers who have good commitment reduce stunting by 0.448 (p=0.000).
Mothers who have good knowledge increase family support 0.236 (p=0.040). Families that have good family
support reduce stunting by 0.257 (p=0.011). New findings of the Model of Empowerment of Mothers in Factors
and intervening Stunting where the most influential on maternal commitment, maternal characteristics and family
support. The benefit of the research is to provide understanding of mothers in preventing and intervening with
stunting.