Penguatan Kemampuan Kader Posyandu Terkait Pengolahan MP-ASI dan PMT Lokal dalam Upaya Pencegahan Stunting

  • Ismanilda Ismanilda Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Gusnedi Gusnedi Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Sri Darningsih Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Eva Yuniritha Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Darwel Darwel Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Zulkifli Zulkifli Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Nur Ahmad Habibi Nutrition Department, Health Ministry Polytechnic of Padang, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
  • Amalia Suci Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Agnes Permata Sari Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Hafiza Putri Azzahra Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Irfan Yusuf Benandra Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
  • Zhafira Nur Hanim Jurusan Gizi Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang
Keywords: Stunting, PMT Lokal, Kader Posyandu, Gizi Seimbang, Pengabdian Masyarakat

Abstract

Background : Stunting remains a nutritional problem of concern in Indonesia, including in South Solok Regency, West Sumatra Province, which has a stunting prevalence of 24.5%, higher than the national average. This condition is influenced by the low utilization of locally based supplementary feeding (PMT), limited menu diversity, and suboptimal capacity of Posyandu cadres in preparing supplementary foods and monitoring child growth.Objectives: This community service program aimed to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of Posyandu cadres in processing locally based PMT while strengthening their capacity to conduct appropriate child growth monitoring according to standard guidelines. The program involved 16 Posyandu cadres and was implemented through socialization, nutrition education, cooking skills training, food processing demonstrations, food safety assistance, training on anthropometric measurements and growth chart interpretation, as well as Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) for the development of local PMT menus. Program evaluation was conducted using pre-test and post-test assessments. Results: The results showed improvements in cadres’ knowledge and skills related to balanced nutrition, food safety, complementary feeding and supplementary feeding practices, and child growth monitoring. The average knowledge score increased from 82.5 in the pre-test to 90.9 in the post-test, representing an improvement of 10.2%. Conclusion : This program was effective in strengthening the capacity of Posyandu cadres and has the potential to support early detection of growth faltering and more targeted nutrition interventions as part of community-based stunting prevention efforts

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Published
2026-02-28
How to Cite
Ismanilda, I., Gusnedi, G., Darningsih, S., Yuniritha, E., Darwel, D., Zulkifli, Z., Habibi, N., Suci, A., Sari, A., Azzahra, H., Benandra, I., & Hanim, Z. (2026). Penguatan Kemampuan Kader Posyandu Terkait Pengolahan MP-ASI dan PMT Lokal dalam Upaya Pencegahan Stunting. Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Sehat Mandiri, 1(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.33761/pengabmas.v1i1.2627
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