Intervensi Pendidikan Gizi Seimbang Berbasis Permainan Tradisional Engklek (E-Gizbang) Pada Anak Sekolah Dasar

Abstract

Kulon Progo Regency has a high number of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) cases, even being the number 2 contributor to PEM cases in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, which is 10.4%. Stunting cases in Kulon Progo resulted in 11.3% in 2020, in addition to malnutrition, the prevalence of overnutrition in Galur sub-district reached 39 cases, obesity was 21 cases and the risk of overnutrition was 105 cases (7%) in 2020. Early nutrition education needed to prevent malnutrition. However, not only nutrition education but physical activity is also needed to keep the body healthy and trigger growth hormones. For this reason, community service activities at Ahmad Dahlan University decided to provide balanced nutrition education to children at SD Muhammadiyah Banaran 1 and SD Muhammadiyah Banaran 2 by using the traditional game Engklek Nutrition Balanced (E-Gizbang), a total of 57 elementary school children from each school. The participants were given material in the form of nutritional balance, the contents of my plate and the importance of consuming air, and finally they were asked to complete questions in the form of questions about nutritional balance while playing engklek. The knowledge of the elementary school children increased from the pre-post-test given and the group's ability to complete the quest given during the Engklek game. An increase in pre-post-test scores at SD Muhammadiyah Banaran 1 with details on the food pyramid and the contents of my plate by 32% and the importance of drinking water 16%. Meanwhile, the increase in pre-post-test scores at SD Muhammadiyah Banaran 2 from each material was 37% and 39%.