Health education and interprofessional collaboration to improve maternal knowledge on stunting prevention

Stunting is characterized by growth failure due to chronic malnutrition. A health education initiative utilizing an interprofessional collaboration (IPC) approach is needed to decrease incidents of stunting. This study aimed to analyze the impact of health education with interprofessional collaboration (HEI collab) on mothers’ knowledge about stunting. It used a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control design. The research was conducted at a public health center, involving 230 mothers with children aged 0-24 months. Data analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon test. According to the findings, the majority of mothers lacked knowledge before the IPC intervention, accounting for 83.5%. However, this improved significantly afterward, with 70.4% demonstrating good knowledge. Statistical analysis revealed a significant increase in maternal knowledge (p=0.000). The IPC program positively influenced maternal knowledge about stunting. It is hoped that policymakers will collaborate with health workers through IPC programs to reduce the prevalence of stunting.