Perspektif Tenaga Kesehatan Tentang Faktor Risiko Stunting dan Tantangan Program Percepatan Penurunan Stunting di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Simbang Maros
Abstract
Stunting merupakan masalah kesehatan yang menjadi isu penting saat ini, terutama di Indonesia, dan menjadi prioritas utama bagi pemerintah saat ini. Peran tim pendamping, termasuk tenaga kesehatan (perawat, bidan, dan ahli gizi), merupakan faktor utama dalam mendukung Strategi Nasional untuk Percepatan Penurunan Stunting agar dapat memenuhi standar WHO terkait prevalensi stunting yang harus kurang dari 20%. Tujuan dilakukan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi perspektif tenaga kesehatan mengenai faktor risiko stunting dan tantangan dalam program percepatan pengurangan stunting. Pendekatan kualitatif menggunakan studi fenomenologi deskriptif melalui wawancara mendalam dengan 10 peserta dan analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode Colazzi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat 2 tema dalam penelitian ini. Tema pertama adalah faktor internal dan eksternal yang terkait dengan stunting dari perspektif tenaga kesehatan, dan tema kedua adalah pengelolaan program pencegahan stunting yang belum komprehensif. Dari penelitian ini disimpulkan bahwa tenaga kesehatan memandang stunting sebagai masalah multifaktor dengan pengelolaan program yang belum komprehensif. Diperlukan penguatan koordinasi dan kapasitas tenaga kesehatan untuk mendukung percepatan penurunan stunting sesuai target WHO.
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