The Education on the Utilization of the MCH Handbook Using the Brainstorming Method on the Fulfillment of Nutritional Intake and Developmental Stimulation of Children Under Two Years (aged 6-24 Months) in Gunung Kapur, Lempake Village

Abstract

Introduction: Optimal growth and development in children under two years is usually supported by good
nutritional status. In addition, there is also a need for developmental stimulation from the mother, family and
closest people to support children’s intelligence. The government has long launched the Maternal and Child
Health (MCH) Handbook as an attempt to assist mothers in meeting the needs of their children. However,
the implementation of the program is still not optimal. This can be proven by the number of nutritional status
and development of children which does not match their age that is still quite high.
Method: This study was a quasi-experimental study, with a pre-test and post-test nonequivalent control group
design. The number of samples used was 60 children under two years, which was taken from a population
of 131 children under two years in Gunung Kapur. The sampling technique used was non-probability
sampling with consecutive sampling method. The instrument used was a questionnaire adapted from the
MCH Handbook. Data were then analyzed using univariate and bivariate analyses with independent t-test.
Results: The results of hypothesis testing with Paired T-Test showed that there was an effect of education on
the utilization of the MCH Handbook using the brainstorming method on the fulfillment of nutritional intake
(p value = 0.001) and developmental stimulation (p value = 0.001). Analysis of the difference on the two
groups showed that the treatment group with the educational intervention using the MCH Handbook using
the brainstorming method had a greater effect on the fulfillment of nutritional intake and developmental
stimulation with the Independent T-Test (p value = 0.001) compared to the control group.
Conclusion: There is an effect of education on the utilization of the MCH Handbook using the brainstorming
method on the fulfillment of nutritional intake and developmental stimulation of children under two years
(aged 6-24 months) in Gunung Kapur, Lempake Village.