The Effectiveness Of Mobile Learning In Preventing Stunting In The Community

Abstract

This research aims to develop mobile learning media for stunting prevention. The urgency of this research was the development of mobile learning on stunting prevention given to young women, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers. Indeed, the most asset was excellent human resources, one of which starts before the child is born. To realize healthy, intelligent, and productive children, optimal nutritional status was needed through continuous improvement of nutrition through various increasingly innovative approaches with information technology. Respondents in the study amounted to 36 people, namely teenage girls, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers from 17 years to 35 years—sampling technique with the purposive sampling method. The method used in this research was a mixed method. Based on the results of field tests obtained from testing respondents consisting of 36 respondents, namely 16 young women, eight pregnant women/pregnancy program, and 12 breastfeeding mothers, the percentage value of 86% could be obtained. Referring to the category scale, the percentages obtained by female respondents, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers are in the practical category. It could be concluded that the Ayo Prevent Stunting mobile learning was effectively used by young women, pregnant women, and nursing mothers, and the product is ready to be distributed.