Bogor Regency Collaborates with the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences IPB University to Hold Family Education Training to Prevent Stunting
Stunting is a nutritional problem in children under five that is currently being faced by Indonesia. The results of the study stated that the family plays a very important role in contributing to community problems, including the problem of stunting.
For this reason, the Office of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, Population Control and Family Planning, Bogor Regency collaborated with the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (IKK), Faculty of Human Ecology (Fema) IPB University to hold a family education training to prevent stunting
This activity involved six facilitators from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences IPB University, including Dr Tin Herawati, Dr Dwi Hastuti, Dr Lilik Noor Yuliati, Dr Istiqlaliyah, Dr Melly Latifah and Alfiasari, SP, MSi. The training was attended by 80 participants from 20 villages, 12 sub-districts in Bogor Regency. Participants consisted of village mobilizers, family assistance cadres, Family Planning Field Officers (PLKB) and representatives from each village government.
Dr Tin Herawati, Head of the IKK Department of IPB University revealed that, based on the results of the 2022 toddler nutrition status survey, Indonesia’s stunting prevalence decreased to 21.6 percent from 24.4 percent in 2021. Likewise, Bogor Regency has decreased from 28.6 percent in 2021 to 24.9 percent in 2022.
“Although it has decreased, the figure is still above the standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the prevalence of stunting in a country should not exceed 20 percent, so stunting in Indonesia is still a community problem that must be addressed immediately,” she said.
Furthermore, she explained that stunting causes sufferers to get sick easily, have a posture that is not optimal as an adult, have reduced cognitive abilities and have decreased productivity levels. Ultimately, Dr Tin said, stunting will broadly hinder economic growth, increase poverty, and widen inequality.
“The problem of stunting is not only related to health problems but also influenced by various other conditions that indirectly affect health. Therefore, improvement efforts must include efforts to prevent and reduce disruption, both directly and indirectly. Various direct and indirect factors are closely related to family problems,” she explained.
As a follow-up to the training activities, each participant must be able to carry out family education in the field, which is collected in the activities of the Indonesian Great Family Academy Class 1000 HPK to Prevent Stunting. (*/Rz) (IAAS/MZS)
