Stake Holder Convergence towards Stunting Prevention at Gampong Level

Abstract

The Law No. 29 of 2019 regarding the management of nutritional problems for children due to disease is the responsibility of the regional and central governments in saving lives by requiring special handling related to stunting. This study requires cooperation between the government and the family. Therefore, this study aims to examine how the convergence of each party by looking at stunting prevention programs and efforts at the village level, especially in the Pandrah area, Bireuen Regency, Aceh using an ethnographic approach. This approach is in the form of knowledge and the reality of daily life of the community and or family on eating patterns and behavior, nutrition, nutrition and community knowledge about stunting in children. The results showed that there were several factors for stunting such as heredity, environment and parenting patterns. These three factors require joint work between agencies in terms of prevention or prevention from the government and the community by establishing the Bu Gateng program and the community also knows the health pattern of cultural events at the village level, so that it has strengthened in supporting stunting prevention efforts.

“Just give her a banana”: An ethnographic exploration of causes of stunting in Aceh, Indonesia

“…There are fewer ethnographic works in the Indonesian context: two ethnographic studies on stunting in West Java (Adriany & Tesar, 2022;Puspitasari, 2019) and only one ethnographic paper in the context of Bireuen, North Aceh (Chalid et al, 2022).…”

The effectiveness of health education based on local wisdom of the people of Tulungagung Regency on maternal parenting in preventing stunting

“…The analysis of the concept of parenting functions allows new insights to reach a consensus, promote the management of stunting cases, and reduce their number in Indonesia[12].According to previous research, several factors cause stunting such as heredity, environment, and upbringing. These three factors require inter-agency cooperation in terms of prevention or prevention from the government and the community by establishing the Bu Gateng program the community also knows the pattern of health cultural events at the village level, so that it strengthens in supporting efforts to prevent stunting[13].This study states that mothers who receive health education through lecture methods and modules based on local wisdom are related to mothers' knowledge and upbringing in stunting prevention. The results of this study are by the research conducted that counseling, demonstration, and screening methods increase mothers' understanding of stunting prevention and parenting management in fulfilling nutrition in toddlers[14].…”