The “Ibu Pintar Stunting” Application to Increase the Knowledge of Mothers with Under Five Children

Abstract

Various efforts need to be made to prevent stunting, one of which is by increasing maternal knowledge about stunting and its prevention. Education can be provided using various media, one of which is an Android-based application. This study aimed to determine the effect of education using the “Ibu Pintar Stunting” application on the knowledge of mothers with under five children  about stunting. This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group design. The sample for this study comprised 60 people, with 30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. Samples were selected using a purposive sampling method. The intervention provided was education using the “Ibu Pintar Stunting” application. The instrument used was a questionnaire about stunting. Data analysis employed the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests. The results show that there is an effect of education using an Android-based application on the knowledge of mothers about stunting, with a p-value of 0.000. It can be concluded that education using an Android-based application is effective in increasing the knowledge of mothers of babies and toddlers about stunting.