Implementasi Program Stunting di Wilayah Kerja UPT Puskesmas Pokenjior Kecamatan Padangsidimpuan Angkola Julu Tahun 2023

Abstract

This research was conducted in the Work Area of UPT Puskesmas Pokenjior Padangsidimpuan Angkola Julu District to find out the implementation of specific nutrition intervention activities in efforts to deal with stunting in the Work Area of UPT Puskesmas Pokenjior Padangsidimpuan Angkola Julu District which in this study researchers focused on the 1,000 HPK stunting prevention program. This type of research uses descriptive research with a qualitative approach, with the types of data needed are primary and secondary data with data collection techniques, namely observation, interviews, and documentation. Informants used by researchers to provide data amounted to 5 (four) people, namely 1 (one) head of the Pokenjior Health Center, 2 (two) health center staff in charge of implementing the stunting program, and 2 (two) mothers who have participated in the 1,000 HPK program of the Pokenjior Health Center. The data that the researchers have collected is then analyzed with several stages, starting from data reduction, data presentation (data display), and conclusion drawing, so that the results of this study show several main findings. First, constraints in input consist of limited human resources without specific training and lack of human resources for facility maintenance. Secondly, the health service delivery process faces diverse challenges, such as the lack of participation of mothers and distraction of children in health promotion, as well as difficulties in monitoring under-fives with challenges such as fussy children. Thirdly, despite positive community responses, supplementary feeding and exclusive breastfeeding faced barriers such as children's weight and TB not increasing despite normal conditions according to doctors, and a lack of understanding of the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. Fourth, obstacles to antenatal check-ups include limited resources, access, and forgetting to have regular check-ups. Finally, although the community response was positive to the provision of Blood Addition Tablets (TTD), some pregnant women experienced nausea and difficulty taking them regularly. Regular evaluations and active monitoring from puskesmas are needed to evaluate progress and reduce the stunting rate, which appears to be decreasing every year.