PENGARUH PEMBERIAN PMT KUE SATU MOTA BERBASIS TEPUNG BELUT DAN TEPUNG SINGKONG TERHADAP BERAT BADAN BALITA GIZI KURANG

Latar Belakang : Gizi kurang adalah kondisi di mana kebutuhan zat gizi yang
diperlukan untuk tumbuh kembang balita tidak terpenuhi. Anak berusia 24-59 bulan
dikategorikan memiliki berat badan kurang apabila hasil pengukuran indikator BB/U
menunjukkan angka di bawah -2 hingga -3 standar deviasi (SD). Pemberian Makanan
Tambahan (PMT) merupakan salah satu upaya intervensi berupa pemberian makanan
kepada anak balita guna mengatasi permasalahan gizi. Kue satu mota berbasis tepung
belut dan tepung singkong memiliki kandungan energi, protein, lemak, serta
karbohidrat yang tinggi dan memenuhi standar pemenuhan PMT bagi balita gizi
kurang. Tujuan Penelitian : Diketahui pengaruh pemberian PMT Kue Satu Mota
berbasis tepung belut dan tepung singkong terhadap berat badan balita gizi kurang di
Puskesmas Sei Selincah. Metode Penelitian : Tahap pertama menggunakan jenis
penelitian rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) nonfactorial, pada pembuatan formula kue
satu mota. Tahap kedua proses penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif
dengan desain quasi experiment (eksperimen semu) dengan menggunakan rancangan
one group pretest-postest. Sampel penelitian ini adalah 31 balita gizi kurang di wilayah
Kerja Puskesmas Sei Selincah yang dilaksanakan selama 14 hari intervensi. Analisis
data menggunakan paired t-test. Hasil Penelitian : Rata-rata berat badan sebelum
intervensi sebesar 10.41 kg dan setelah intervensi sebesar 10.68 kg dengan rata-rata
kenaikan sebesar 0.268 kg. Hasil uji paired t-test menunjukkan nilai p-value 0.000
(<0.05) yang menunjukkan ada pengaruh pemberian kue satu mota terhadap kenaikan
berat pada balita gizi kurang. Kesimpulan : Ada pengaruh pemberian PMT kue satu
mota berbasis tepung belut dan tepung singkong terhadap berat badan balita gizi
kurang.

Background : Malnutrition is a condition in which the nutritional needs required for
the growth and development of toddlers are not met. Children aged 24-59 months are
categorized as underweight if the results of the BB/U indicator measurement show a
figure below -2 to -3 standard deviations (SD). Providing Additional Food (PMT) is
one of the intervention efforts in the form of providing food to toddlers to overcome
nutritional problems. Satu mota cake based on eel flour and cassava flour has a high
energy, protein, fat, and carbohydrate content and meets the PMT fulfillment standards
for malnourished toddlers. Research Objective : To determine the effect of giving PMT
Kue Satu Mota based on eel flour and cassava flour on the weight of malnourished
toddlers at the Sei Selincah Health Center. Research Method : The first stage used a
completely randomized design (CRD) nonfactorial research type, in making the one
mota cake formula. The second stage of this research process used a quantitative
research type with a quasi-experimental design (pseudo-experiment) using a one group
pretest-posttest design. The sample of this study was 31 malnourished toddlers in the
Sei Selincah Health Center Working Area which was carried out for 14 days of
intervention. Data analysis used a paired t-test. Research Results : The average weight
before the intervention was 10.41 kg and after the intervention was 10.68 kg with an
average increase of 0.268 kg. The results of the paired t-test showed a p-value of 0.000
(<0.05) which indicates that there is an effect of giving one mota cake on weight gain
in malnourished toddlers. Conclusion : There is an effect of giving PMT one mota cake
based on eel flour and cassava flour on the weight of malnourished toddlers.