Effectiveness of Information Education And Communication Using E Book Café For Increase Mother's Creativity in Processing Complementary Foods For Breast Milk

Abstract

Background: There are still many babies who are given instant complementary foods and monotonous menus. So they gets bored and difficult to eat. As a result, they can get growth development delay and stunting. The prevalence of stunting in Sidoarjo was 14,8% in 2020  and in 2021 it increased to 16,1%. 

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of Information and Education Communication  through the use of E Book Cafe Menu Complementary Foods For Breast Milk to increase the creativity of mothers and health cadres in providing home breast milk complementary foods.

Methods: Quantitative research using quasi-experimental and measurement methods using one group pretest-post test design. The population and sample were 115 mothers with toddlers aged 6 months to 2 years old and cadres in Wage Sidoarjo. The sampling technique used  simple random. Respondents were given a questionnaire before and after given an electronic book. Then the effectiveness was measured using Wilcoxon test.

Results: The results of research analysis using the Wilcoxon Test show that α <0.05, ρ Value = 0.000, which means that Communication of Information and Education through the use of the E Book Café Menu for Breast Milk is Effective in Increasing the Creativity of Mothers and  Cadres.

Conclusion: Communication of Information and Education through the Use of  E Book Café Menu MP ASI is effective. Hope  that  it  can provide access to varied and innovative healthy recipes, and can enable mothers and cadres to create Complementary Foods menus which attractive, nutritious and appropriate to the baby's developmental needs.