PJBL Maternity Nursing Health Education “Building a Stunting-Free Future”

FIKES UPNVJ - On Saturday, November 23, 2024, an educational activity was held with the theme of Health Counseling: Building a Stunting-Free Future which is a Project Based Learning (PJBL) in the Maternity Nursing Course for class D. This activity was under the guidance of Desmawati, M.Kep., Sp Mat., PhD. The activity was held in Kp. Rumbut, Jalan Persatuan 1, Gg. Guntur, No. 175, Rt.07, Rw.01 and was attended by 20 female participants.

The event was held from 13.00 to 15.30 WIB. The activity began with an opening from the MC, namely Yasha Agita Liyanandika and Aulia Nasywa Chairani, then continued with remarks from the deputy chairperson of the committee, Regita Saharawati, and remarks from representatives of local residents, namely Mrs. Tina. After the introduction and remarks, a Pre-test was carried out to find out the knowledge of mothers about stunting before being given the material. The next activity is the provision of material presented by the speakers, namely Nafisya Nur Abida Purnomo Putri and Anna Nabila regarding Stunting. The material discusses the definition, causes, signs and symptoms, impacts and prevention of stunting which is delivered through Power Point media and Booklets which are made as interesting as possible so that they are easy for participants to understand. The condition of the place is very conducive, all participants pay attention to the speakers well and the female participants are very enthusiastic.

The next activity is a question and answer session. Participants are welcome to ask questions if there are things that are not understood. There are 2 participants asking about "What foods can improve children with stunting" and the next question "What if the child remains active in playing but is still diagnosed by the doctor from the health center as stunting? Even though the child still looks normal". Furthermore, 2 participants gave opinions or shared their personal experiences related to the theme presented by the speaker.

The first ice breaking activity was in the form of connecting words, the female participants were given one word and continued to connect the words. Participants who could not connect the words were said to have failed. The second ice breaking activity was in the form of racing in a melody. Participants were divided into two (2) teams where the first team sang parrots and the second team sang balloons. This activity trained participants' focus while singing. Participants were very enthusiastic in the ice breaking activity. The next activity was filling out the Post-test. The purpose of this activity was to measure participants' understanding of the material that had been presented.

At the end of the event, door prizes were given, a documentation session was held, and the closing of the event was carried out by the MC. The results of the pre-test showed that only 40% of participants understood about stunting in children. After health education was carried out, the results of the post-test showed an increase in participants' knowledge from 40% to 95% regarding stunting in children.

This Project Based Learning is expected by UPN "Veteran" Jakarta students and the community in Kp. Rumbut, Jalan Persatuan 1, Gg. Guntur, No. 175, Rt.07, Rw.01, to be able to establish relationships and share knowledge conveyed by the speakers, and it is hoped that this activity will be useful and can be applied to people's lives regarding stunting in children.