The Effectiveness of Granola Moringa Local Food in Weight Gain among  Malnurished Children in West Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara

Mardian Andriani1); Mirham Nurul Hairunis1); Windaz Juniarti2)

doi:10.26911/AB.ICPH.09.2022.131

Authors

	Mardian Andriani1) 1)School of Teacher and Science Education of Taman Siswa Bima ~ Author
	Mirham Nurul Hairunis1) 1)School of Teacher and Science Education of Taman Siswa Bima ~ Author
	Windaz Juniarti2) 2)Community Health Center West Dompu ~ Author

Abstract

Background: Woja is the area with the highest stunting incidence in West Nusa Teng�gara in 2020 at 54.98%. Based on e-PPGBM data (2020), there are 3 villages in Woja with the highest stunting rate, namely Matua (82.04%), Monta Baru (61.9%), and Raba�baka Village (60.71%). This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Granola moringa in weight gain among malnourished children.

Subjects and Method: This was a before and after one group with no control quasi-experiment conducted at Community Health Center West Dompu area, West Nusa Teng�gara, from July to September 2022. A total of 240 malnourished children under five were selected for this study. The dependent variable was weight gain. The independent vari�able was granola moringa local food. The data were collected by using scale and ques�tionnaire. The data were analyzed by t-test.

Results: Weight after granola moringa (Mean= 11.26; SD= 1.36) was higher than before (Mean= 10.19; SD= 1.08), and it was statistically significant (p< 0.001).

Conclusion: Granola moringa is effective to increase weight in malnourished children.