Optimizing Growth of Toddler Children Through Nutrition Counseling

摘要

In Bandung district, toddler with status less body weight as much as 10355 toddlers (3.72%) and who experienced very less weight (< 2.5 kg) is as much as 810 toddlers (0,25%). Therefore, need for nutrition counseling. Research is done by qualitative approach using Q short method. The aim research is to know the type of nutrition education needed by integrated service post (commonly called Posyandu) managers in Bandung district. Q-short results followed up with counseling on 81 posyandu managers, is a representative of posyandu managers from 31 sub districts. The result of need assessment showed that nutritional counseling needed were knowledge of toddler growth (28,39%), processed milk substitute feed (26,54%) and disciplined pregnant mother and toddler came to Posyandu (22.22%). The result of the research shows that there is an increase of post nutrition nutrition knowledge which is average result of pretest value is 43,57 whereas average result of posttest is 76,28 so that there is increase of knowledge equal to 32,71%. Skill required by posyandu manager that is processing mother's milk substitute food namely liquid food, soft food and cookies of beans supplemented by rice bran as source of vitamin B1, while to discipline the presence of toddlers and pregnant women is made "Control Card" so that more orderly come to Posyandu in order to support policy "Healthy Village ".