Overcome Stunting Through The Intervention Of The Use Of KB, BKKBN Falls To Baduy Village

Illustration. Baduy resident's house in Baduy Mualaf Landeh Village, Lebak, Banten, Monday, June 24, 2019. (Between-M Bagus Khoirunas)

JAKARTA - Plt. Head of BKKBN Representative for Banten Province, Nurzky Permanajati, said that BKKBN chose Kampung Baduy in the 2023 MKJP (Grebek) KB Service Movement program to overcome stunting based on a number of factors.

He said that efforts to equalize health quality in remote areas targeted Baduy Village because from the results of the 2021 Family Data Collection (PK-21), 47 families were observed at risk of stunting or reaching 100 percent.

Of course, this is a common concern for immediate stunting prevention interventions in the village. From the results of the Implan KB service, there are 10 acceptors from the Baduy population. This means that the Proud Kencana program has become a necessity for fertile age couples in Baduy," said Nurziky in a statement, Tuesday, January 24, quoted by Antara.

The 2023 Grebek in Baduy Village was precisely held in Kenekes Village, Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Banten. Nurizky emphasized that stunting management in families was intensified from upstream by intervening in the use of contraceptives. women's Operations Method (MOW), one male Operations Method (MOP) acceptor, 1,754 IUD acceptors and 7,038 implant acceptors.

Deputy for Family Planning and Health of BKKBN Reproduction Eni Gustina added that apart from being an effort to accelerate stunting reduction, the 2023 Grebek service in the area also aims to reduce the number of unmeeted KB needs (unmeeted).

In addition, he continued, increasing the scope of KB participants, while optimizing the use of the DAK BOKB budget, which is still very low until the end of 2022.

The Proud Kencana Program service, especially the MKJP I KB service, is carried out by all BKKBN Representatives throughout Indonesia simultaneously, on January 17, 2023, for the Banten Province, which is centered in Lebak Regency. Previously, the Acting Governor of Banten Al Muktabar said that at the end of 2022, the stunting rate in Banten Province had decreased. However, his party will continue to intensify a comprehensive approach.

"We will try to do stunting in 2024 in Banten Province below 14 percent as targeted by President Jokowi. We will continue to approach the community based on local wisdom," he said.