WhatsApp-based Complementary Feeding Education and Counseling for Adolescent Mothers at Banguntapan III Public Health Center

Muthi'ah, Tis'a Salma and Ahmad, Riris Andono and Purwaningrum, Digna Niken (2022) WhatsApp-based Complementary Feeding Education and Counseling for Adolescent Mothers at Banguntapan III Public Health Center. [Artikel Dosen]

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: More than two-thirds of death in children are related to improper feeding practices. Especially in adolescent mothers, with very low levels of complementary feeding knowledge, less responsive, and skills of feeding practice. The area of Banguntapan III Public Health Center (PHC) has the highest prevalence of adolescent mothers in 2018-2019. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of WhatsApp-based complementary feeding education and counselling for adolescent mothers who have children aged 6-24 months at Banguntapan III PHC on complementary feeding knowledge and practice. Methods: A quasi-experimental with one group pre-post test was conducted (n=10 adolescent mothers) on February-May 2021 at the Banguntapan III PHC area. The education program is carried out by trained cadres for 8 days through the WhatsApp group, then followed by asynchronous counselling once through WhatsApp private chat. Change of outcome was tested using an independent sample T-test and Mc-Nemar test. Results: The range of adolescent mothers’ age in this study was 19-20 years, with education levels being Junior High School (50%), and unemployment (80%). The results showed that WhatsApp-based education and counselling had a significant effect on increasing the adolescent mother's IYCF knowledge (Δ = 1.1 ± 2.28) with a p-value of 0.017 < α (0.05). While the effect of the intervention on the IYCF practice by adolescent mothers was not significant, with a p-value of 0.311 > α (0.05). Conclusion: WhatsApp-based education and counselling for adolescent mothers can increase their level of complementary feeding knowledge, but it has not been able to improve their feeding practice for infants/children aged 6-24 months.
KEYWORDS: education; counselling; complementary feeding; knowledge; adolescent mother

Item Type:	Artikel Dosen
Additional Information:	education; counselling; complementary feeding; knowledge; adolescent mother
Subjects:	R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Public Health (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat) > S1-Ilmu Gizi
Depositing User:	S.Gz., MPH Tis'a Salma Muthi'ah
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2022 01:35
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2022 01:35
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/37519

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