Optimalisasi Peran Keluarga Dalam Pencegahan Stunting Melalui Pendekatan Emotional Demonstration (EMO DEMO) Dengan Cemilan Sembarangan

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Background: The third highest Prevalence Rate of Nutritional Status of Stunting Toddlers is Sigi Regency, namely the stunting rate of children aged 0-23 months as many as 1,199 children (20.2%) and children aged 0-59 months as many as 3,580 children (24.7%) who have short and very short status (Dinas Kesehatan Sulteng, 2020). In 2020 the Sigi regency government through the Sigi Regent Decree Number: 444-185 of 2020 established 10 Focus Locations (LOKUS) convergence to accelerate stunting reduction in 2021. One of the ten Loci is in the Dolo Health Center working area.

Methods: The target of counseling is health cadres (5 people), mothers of toddlers (25 people) and families (10 people) with the Emotional Demonstration Method (Emo Demo) in Waturalele Village, the working area of the Dolo Health Center was carried out for 1 day for 3 groups with partners of the Dolo Health Center, Sigi Regency. Methods used Q&A Lectures, Demonstrations and Mentoring Practices.

Results: Counseling on stunting and indiscriminate snacking has a positive impact. Mothers of Toddlers, Families and Health Cadres with the Emotional Demonstration method can choose healthy snacks. The Emo Demo method incorporates the psychological elements that the subject has so that the subject will be encouraged to make behavioral changes.

Conclusion: Emo-Demo is a very effective method of counseling. Health cadres are expected to deepen their knowledge about choosing healthy snacks through mass media or the internet, so that they can share knowledge when mentoring toddler mothers and families.