Impact of Nutritional Education on Mother’s Knowledge and Preschooler’s Nutritional status in Banda Aceh
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jpakk.vol15.1.7.2026Keywords:
Preschool Children, Mothers’ Knowledge, Mothers’ Attitude, Nutritional StatusAbstract
The nutritional status of preschool children is a critical determinant of their growth, development, and long-term health outcomes. Mothers, as primary caregivers, play a pivotal role in shaping children's dietary practices through their knowledge and attitudes toward nutrition. This study aims to examine the influence of mothers' knowledge and attitudes on the nutritional status of preschool children in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a nutritional education intervention in improving these factors. A quasi-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design was employed, involving 60 mother-child pairs recruited through purposive sampling from Banda Aceh. Data were collected using validated questionnaires to assess mothers' knowledge and attitudes, while children's nutritional status was measured using anthropometric indicators (weight-for-age Z-scores) based on World Health Organization (WHO) standards. The intervention consisted of a structured nutritional education program delivered through leaflets and guidance books from the Indonesian Ministry of Health. Paired sample t-tests and repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyse pre- and post-intervention differences. Results revealed significant improvements in mothers' knowledge (nutrition: M=3.31 to 3.92, p<0.05; health: M=2.97 to 4.17, p<0.05) and attitudes (nutrition: M=3.75 to 3.99; health: M=3.45 to 4.02) following the intervention. Children's nutritional status also showed significant enhancement, with the proportion of normal weight-for-age increasing from 66.7% to 80.0% (p=0.04). The findings underscore the critical role of maternal knowledge and attitudes in shaping preschool children's nutritional outcomes and demonstrate the effectiveness of targeted educational interventions. These results have important implications for early childhood education and health policies, suggesting the need for integrated nutrition education programs within preschool settings.
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