PENGARUH KONSELING GIZI TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU HAMIL TENTANG GIZI SEIMBANG DI POSYANDU KELURAHAN ROGOTRUNAN LUMAJANG

Abstract

Good knowledge and supportive attitudes toward fulfilling balanced nutrition can improve the health of pregnant women and fetal development. One of the efforts that can be made to improve the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women is through nutritional counseling. This study aimed to examine the effect of nutritional counseling on the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women regarding balanced nutrition at Posyandu Rogotrunan Village, Lumajang. This study used a Pre-Experimental design with a One Group Pretest-Posttest Design approach. The sample consisted of 30 respondents selected using random sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed with a significance level of α = 0.05. The results showed that after receiving nutritional counseling, most respondents had good knowledge, namely 22 respondents (73.3%). Most pregnant women also showed positive attitudes after counseling, namely 24 respondents (80.0%). The Wilcoxon test results showed a knowledge p-value of 0.000 and an attitude p-value of 0.001, indicating that p-value < 0.05. Nutritional counseling can improve knowledge and form positive attitudes among pregnant women in fulfilling balanced nutritional needs during pregnancy, thereby improving the health status of both mother and fetus.