PENGARUH EDUKASI GIZI TENTANG PEMBERIAN MAKAN BAYI DAN ANAK (PMBA)TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBU BATITA DI PUSKESMAS PLUS PERBAUNGANPENGARUH EDUKASI GIZI TENTANG PEMBERIAN MAKAN BAYI DAN ANAK (PMBA)TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBU BATITA DI PUSKESMAS PLUS PERBAUNGAN

The results showed that before the educational intervention, 34 respondents (63.0%) had good knowledge, 16 respondents (29.6%) had moderate knowledge, and 4 respondents (7.4%) had poor knowledge. After the intervention, the proportion of respondents with good knowledge increased to 47 respondents (87.0%), while moderate and poor knowledge decreased to 5 respondents (9.3%) and 2 respondents (3.7%), respectively. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test yielded a p value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a statistically significant difference between pretest and posttest knowledge scores. Furthermore, 16 respondents showed increased knowledge scores, 1 respondent showed a decreased score, and 37 respondents maintained the same score. In conclusion, nutrition education on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) had a significant effect on improving the knowledge level of mothers of toddlers at Puskesmas Plus Perbaungan.