School children are the most rapid growth period after toddlers. Knowledge of nutrition plays an important role in determining the degree of public health. So to increase knowledge, nutrition counseling is needed with interesting media, one of them is flashcard. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of nutritional counseling using flashcard media on the knowledge of the general message of balanced nutrition in fifth grade students of SDN Cikoneng 1 and SDN H. Agus Salim. The research design used was quasi experiment with a pre-test and post-test control group design. The study was conducted on fifth grade students of Cikoneng 1 Elementary School as a treatment group, amounting to 23 people and SDN H. Agus Salim as a control group of 46 people. The sampling technique is total sampling. Counseling was carried out for 30 minutes then given flashcard games in the treatment group and the control group using leaflets. Analysis of the data used is the t-Dependent test and Man Whitney test. The results of the study in the treatment and control groups showed significant differences in the value of knowledge before and after counseling with each p value (p = 0,000). Flashcard media is more effective in increasing knowledge in students (p = 0,000). Schools are expected to be able to forward the flashcard media and disseminate information about the General Message of Balanced Nutrition.
Keywords: Extension, Flashcard, General Message Balanced Nutrition
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