GEMATI Program: Reducing the Incidence of Stunting
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Title
GEMATI Program: Reducing the Incidence of Stunting
Subject
Baduta (Bawah Dua tahun), Gemati, Stunting, Village’s program
Description
Chronic malnutrition can cause growth and development disorders in children. This case is named
stunting. Stunting is often experienced by toddlers in Indonesia. One of the main concerns of Tegal Regency
Government is the high incidence of stunting. Efforts to decrease the incidence of stunting with structured
interventions involving the community, especially parents who have children below two years of age. The study
aimed to assess the efficacy of the Gemati program, namely the community assistance movement in Tegal Regency.
The study took a quantitative approach and used a pre-experimental design with a single-group pretest-posttest
design. All of the respondents were mothers of toddlers who were small in height. The sampling method was a
total sampling. The study’s findings revealed an improvement in toddler mothers’ knowledge and skills in
detecting and preparing a balanced nutritional menu. The government and the community must collaborate to
ensure that the stunting prevention program is carried out effectively in order to reduce stunting. The government
determines the policies to control stunting and protect the rights of mothers and children, increasing food security
and environmental sanitation, and giving health education about stunting continually. The Gemati program has
to be implemented sustainably and applied to all villages that have a high incidence of stunting so that the acceleration of handling stunting in Tegal Regency can achieve the results optimally
stunting. Stunting is often experienced by toddlers in Indonesia. One of the main concerns of Tegal Regency
Government is the high incidence of stunting. Efforts to decrease the incidence of stunting with structured
interventions involving the community, especially parents who have children below two years of age. The study
aimed to assess the efficacy of the Gemati program, namely the community assistance movement in Tegal Regency.
The study took a quantitative approach and used a pre-experimental design with a single-group pretest-posttest
design. All of the respondents were mothers of toddlers who were small in height. The sampling method was a
total sampling. The study’s findings revealed an improvement in toddler mothers’ knowledge and skills in
detecting and preparing a balanced nutritional menu. The government and the community must collaborate to
ensure that the stunting prevention program is carried out effectively in order to reduce stunting. The government
determines the policies to control stunting and protect the rights of mothers and children, increasing food security
and environmental sanitation, and giving health education about stunting continually. The Gemati program has
to be implemented sustainably and applied to all villages that have a high incidence of stunting so that the acceleration of handling stunting in Tegal Regency can achieve the results optimally
Creator
Anisa Oktiawati, Arif Rakhman, Khodijah, Ita Nur Itsna
Source
https://doi.org/10.23917/bik.v18i2.10468
Publisher
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta
Date
2025
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
p-ISSN: 1979-2697
e-ISSN: 2721-1797
e-ISSN: 2721-1797
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Anisa Oktiawati, Arif Rakhman, Khodijah, Ita Nur Itsna, “GEMATI Program: Reducing the Incidence of Stunting,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 12, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10817.