Gambaran Pengetahuan Orang Tua Tentang Deteksi Dini Stunting pada Balita di Kelurahan Bangetayu Kulon Semarang

Stunting is a serious health issue in developing countries that has long-term effects on children's growth, and it is important for parents to know about early detection of stunting so they can prevent it. The purpose of this research is to describe parents' general knowledge about early detection of stunting. This study uses a quantitative research type with a descriptive method and survey design. This study involves parents with toddlers, with a sample size of 293. The sampling technique used was consecutive sampling. Data were collected through a questionnaire that measures parents' knowledge about stunting and how stunting can be detected early. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics to describe the characteristics of the respondents and their level of knowledge. The research results show that out of 293 respondents, the educational characteristics indicate that 58.4% are at the high school level. In terms of employment, 65.5% of respondents are housewives. Meanwhile, the analysis of the respondents' age characteristics shows that the median age is 32 years. In addition, the data regarding the respondents' knowledge shows that 82.3% have a high level of knowledge. As for the questionnaire, the question that was most frequently unanswered was question number 20, which discusses reading graphs on maternal and child health (MCH). There are efforts to improve mothers' knowledge about early detection of stunting because the research results still show that there are respondents with moderate knowledge.