THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GEMAR KARIPAN PROGRAM AS A PREVENTIVE EFFORT TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF STUNTING INCIDENCE RATES
Abstract
Stunting is a form of stunted child growth. Until now, stunting is a nutritional problem
that needs attention). The incidence of stunting in Indonesia in 2013 was 37.2%
(Riskesdas, 2013) and in 2018 it decreased to 30.8% (Health, 2018). One indicator of
growth in children is height. Inadequate nutritional intake in infants and children will
greatly affect the growth and development of the child's body and brain (Kusmini et
al., 2020) Efforts that can be given to the problems mentioned above include providing
assistance to families of toddlers so that the prevalence of stunting can be prevented.
This study aims to prove that the Gemar Karipan Program is effective in reducing the
prevalence of stunting. The stages and methods of this study used a quasiexperimental
research
design
with
a
control
group.
The
Sampling
technique
uses
Total
Sampling
of
as
many
as
27
respondents.
Researchers
provide
research
stages
starting
from
data
collection
through
examining
growth
in
the
treatment
group
and
the
control
group.
The
treatment
group
was
given
a
midwifery
intervention
using
the
GEMAR
KARIPAN
method
which
was
carried
out
by
visiting
the
respondent's
house,
while
the
control
group was given an examination according to the procedure when they
arrived at the posyandu. Furthermore, data analysis was carried out and conclusions
were drawn about the effectiveness of the GEMAR KARIPAN method in reducing
the prevalence of stunting.