Influence of Scaling Up Nutrition Education towards Knowledge and Attitude of Students at Santa Elisabeth Medan School of Health Sciences
Abstract: Marriage at young
age and lack of knowledge in parenting are among the causes of nutrition
problem. The students in Santa Elisabeth Medan School of Health Sciences were
found less knowledgable about it. This study aimed to analyze the influence of
Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) education towards knowledge and attitude of students
at Santa Elisabeth Medan School of Health Sciences 2016. This study was quasi
experimental with one group pre-test and post-test design. The population was
students of the Santa Elisabeth Medan School of Health Sciences. Sampling was
done by purposive sampling method, which consisted of 115 students at third
level of Diploma III in Midwifery. Education class was conducted four times
within two weeks by using lecture and discussion methods. This study used
visual media (slides) and module. The influence of education towards students’
knowledge and attitude was analyzed by paired sample t-test (p value=0.05). The
results showed that only 1.7% students had high knowledge and 45.2% students
had unfavorable attitudes. After nutrition education, there were 85.2% students
who had high knowledge and 100% students had favorable attitudes. In
conclusion, there are significant differences between students’ knowledge and
attitude after SUN education given.
Keywords: Education; scaling
up nutrition; students’ knowledge and attitude
Author: Rani Gartika Holivia
Silalahi, Yesschi Anggraeni Tambunan
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170006
