ADOLESCENT GIRLS NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM to PREVENTING STUNTING Tutik Hidayati, Iis Hanifah, Riska Faraswati
Stikes Hafshawaty pesantren Zainul Hasan
Midwifery Education Profession Study Program, Institute of Health Science Hafshawaty
Genggong Street of Educational Area Haf-Sha Islamic Boarding School Zainul Hasan Genggong - Probolinggo, Indonesia
Abstract
Stunting is one of the nutritional problems in Indonesia. Adolescent girls nutrition intake in Indonesia gifted risk for chronic energy deficiency (CED). If adolescent girls nutrition of wasn^t improve, then in the future would be more and more pregnant womens who have short stature and or CED. This would be impact on increased prevalence Indonesia stunting. Aim of this study analyzed the effect of the nutrition assistance program on healthy food selection adolescent girls knowledge to prevent stunting. Methode pre-experimental, nutrition assistance program as independent variable and healthy food selection knowledge as dependent variabel. Questionnaires as a research tool and data would be analyze with paired-sampel t test. Results showed adolescent girls knowledge increased, it means nutrition assistence program influnced adolescent girls knowledge healthy foods election. That could encourage adolescent girls spirit to contributed in preventing stunting on young women.
