Decreasing Stunting, What Are Our Contributions?

Starting from Family Role

We can prevent and we can reduce the prevalence of stunting by supporting stunting reduction programs starting from the smallest family at home.

Providing marital and health information for newlyweds who will form a small family is a simple example that we should start from now on.

According to dr. Hasto Wardoyo, Head of the BKKBN, one of the factors that influence stunting includes marrying at a young age, the risk of giving birth to stunting children, anemia, the condition of a mother who is malnourished and has the potential to give birth to stunting children (online news article).

So, what are our independent contributions to prevent stunting if we are faced with this global stunting issue?

The answer is of course we are directly involved and ensure some important things as a business that starts from ourselves, namely: we can make sure we get married or married (halal partners) over the age of 19 years, ensure health checks 3 months before marriage, ensure health and hygiene home environment (sanitation), ensuring adequate nutritional intake for parents and the fetus/infant in the womb, as well as ensuring exclusive breastfeeding for 2 years for infants. The first three are pre-wedding, the next two are when they are destined to become new parents.

Why does stunting need to be prevented? because the impact is very complex, including stunted children born with mental weakness, stupid, stunted, and sick! If this happens in the future, it is certain that Indonesia will experience a decrease in its human quality index, national development in the field of human resources will be disrupted.

The Ministry of Religion, which is the leading religious sector among people, is institutionally actively involved, even cross-sectorally Regarding the issue of stunting reduction, several priority flagship programs are implemented as a responsibility to the Islamic community, especially in the quality family preparation sector by providing marriage guidance in stages at each age level, there is the BRUS program, guidance for school-age teenagers, BRUN, premarital marriage guidance to empowerment the economy of the people in the context of revitalizing KUA which elevates the existence of the next level KUA, KUA with a new, modern face which becomes the center of religious services (PUSAKA SAKINAH) at the forefront.

Rafdiansyah,M.H.I , Penghulu Ahli Muda KUA Kec. Martapura Barat*