Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting Toddlers

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem occurringin toddlers, characterized by shorter height compared to children of their age. Massage therapy is known to providevarious benefits such as increasing endurance, increasing body weight, stimulating the Vagus nerve, increasing breast milk production...

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Main Authors: Ayu Mutia Lestari, Yulinda Laska, Erika Fariningsih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fakultas Kebidanan Institut Kesehatan Medistra Lubuk Pakam 2022-10-01
Series:Jurnal Kebidanan Kestra
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Online Access:https://ejournal.medistra.ac.id/index.php/JKK/article/view/1241
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author Ayu Mutia Lestari
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Erika Fariningsih
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description Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem occurringin toddlers, characterized by shorter height compared to children of their age. Massage therapy is known to providevarious benefits such as increasing endurance, increasing body weight, stimulating the Vagus nerve, increasing breast milk production, overcoming stomach pain, and improving sleep quality. This research employed Quasi-Experiment method with Two Groups Pre-test and Post-test design, by observing and giving treatment for 14 days. The research involved 20 stunting toddlers in Tanjung Riau, Batam as the samples. The research results revealed that there was an effect of giving massage therapy on weight gain in stunting toddlers. The Independent Sample T-test obtained a significant p-value of 0.033 (P < 0.05).Therefore, it can be concluded that there is an effect of giving massage therapy on weight gain in stunting toddlers.
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spelling doaj.art-4cb7cc59271f4506ad5f3476dc59eaa72022-12-22T03:56:37ZengFakultas Kebidanan Institut Kesehatan Medistra Lubuk PakamJurnal Kebidanan Kestra2655-08222022-10-015110.35451/jkk.v5i1.1241Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting ToddlersAyu Mutia Lestari0Yulinda Laska1Erika Fariningsih2Universitas Awal BrosUniversitas Awal BrosINSTITUT KESEHATAN MEDISTRA LUBUK PAKAM Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem occurringin toddlers, characterized by shorter height compared to children of their age. Massage therapy is known to providevarious benefits such as increasing endurance, increasing body weight, stimulating the Vagus nerve, increasing breast milk production, overcoming stomach pain, and improving sleep quality. This research employed Quasi-Experiment method with Two Groups Pre-test and Post-test design, by observing and giving treatment for 14 days. The research involved 20 stunting toddlers in Tanjung Riau, Batam as the samples. The research results revealed that there was an effect of giving massage therapy on weight gain in stunting toddlers. The Independent Sample T-test obtained a significant p-value of 0.033 (P < 0.05).Therefore, it can be concluded that there is an effect of giving massage therapy on weight gain in stunting toddlers. https://ejournal.medistra.ac.id/index.php/JKK/article/view/1241stuntingEffect of Massage TherapyWeight Gain
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Erika Fariningsih
Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting Toddlers
Jurnal Kebidanan Kestra
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Effect of Massage Therapy
Weight Gain
title Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting Toddlers
title_full Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting Toddlers
title_fullStr Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting Toddlers
title_full_unstemmed Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting Toddlers
title_short Effect Of Massage Therapy Towards Weight Gain On Stunting Toddlers
title_sort effect of massage therapy towards weight gain on stunting toddlers
topic stunting
Effect of Massage Therapy
Weight Gain
url https://ejournal.medistra.ac.id/index.php/JKK/article/view/1241
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