POTENSI DAUN ASAM JAWA SEBAGAI ASI BOOSTER DALAM UPAYA PENCEGAHAN STUNTING PADA ANAK

Abstract

Stunting is a global problem that requires serious attention from the government to realize the momentum of the golden generation in 2045. Stunting is a condition where a baby experiences malnutrition in the first 1000 days of life, which will have an impact on brain development and child growth and development and will affect potential resources. humans in the future. The results of the Indonesian Toddler Nutrition Status Survey (SSGBI) show that the stunting rate has decreased to 27.67% in 2019. Even though there has been a decline, this figure is still relatively high because the WHO target for the stunting rate should not exceed 20%. Prevention of stunting can be started early, namely by providing good nutrition for newborn babies by providing exclusive breastfeeding, therefore breast milk production must be prepared by using an ASI Booster with natural ingredients such as tamarind leaves which contain essential oils which can increase breast milk production, and high in antioxidants, flavonoids, tannins can inhibit prostaglandin biosynthesis and increase oxytocin. Research objectuve: to determine the potential of tamarind leaves as a breast milk booster to increase breast milk production.Research method: This research is a quasi-experimental research with a Posttest Only Control Group design which is then analyzed using a non-parametric test, namely the Mann Whitney test and a significance level of 0.05, to see the difference in time to increase breast milk production between the control group and the experimental group. Research results: The results of statistical tests using the Mann Whitney U-Test obtained a p value of 0.000 < 0.05 (?) which shows that H1 is accepted and H0 is rejected, meaning that there is a difference in breast milk production between respondents who consume tamarind leaf drinks and respondents who do not consume tamarind leaf drinks. Conclusion: There is a very significant change regarding the increase in breast milk production after consuming tamarind leaf drink. This condition is proven by an increase in breast milk production. Keyword : Tamarind Leaves, breast milk booster, breastfeeding, Stunting