Pendampingan Masyarakat Nelayan Di Pesisir Kabupaten Cirebon Dalam Pencegahan Stunting

Abstract

Stunting remains a major nutritional problem in Indonesia, with long-term consequences for the quality of human resources. The activity "Mentoring Fishing Communities on the Coast of Cirebon Regency in Stunting Prevention" is designed as a nutrition, health, and parenting education-based intervention strategy tailored to the socio-cultural characteristics of coastal communities. This activity aims to increase the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of coastal communities in preventing stunting through nutrition, health, and parenting education. The activity was held on September 18-19, 2025, involving 58 mothers of under-five children and 20 Posyandu cadres. Training for mothers of under-five children and Paysandú cadres is equipped with pre-test and post-test questionnaires that have been tested for validity and reliability. More than half of the mothers had male toddlers (53.4%). The majority of toddlers were 2–5 years, with an average age of 4 years and 9 months. Most mothers had secondary education (junior high school – high school) and were housewives. There was a significant increase in knowledge (p=0.003), attitudes (p=0.048), and practices (p=0.018) scores after training for mothers of under-five children, while for Posyandu cadres, a significant increase was only seen in knowledge (p<0.001) and practice (p=0.002) scores. A nutrition, health, and childcare education-based intervention strategy for mothers, Posyandu cadres, and coastal communities in Cirebon Regency can improve nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices. These activities need to be carried out sustainably to have an impact on stunting prevention.