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Gizi kurang pada balita masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia
yang berdampak pada pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak. Salah satu intervensi
yang dilakukan pemerintah adalah Program Makanan Tambahan Pemulihan (PMT-
P) untuk balita gizi kurang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh
pemberian PMT-P terhadap perubahan status gizi balita gizi kurang. jenis penelitian
ini adalah kuantitatif dengan desain pre-experimental one group pretest-posttest.
Subjek penelitian adalah balita gizi kurang yang diberikan PMT-P selama 60 hari.
Analisis data menggunakan uji normalitas Kolmogorov-Smirnov dan paired sample
t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata z-score status gizi balita sebelum
intervensi sebesar -2,37 dan meningkat menjadi -1,77 setelah intervensi, dengan
kenaikan 0,60 poin. Hasil uji paired sample t-test menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan
bermakna antara status gizi sebelum dan sesudah pemberian PMT-P (p < 0,05).
Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah pemberian PMT-P sesuai standar berpengaruh
signifikan terhadap perbaikan status gizi balita gizi kurang, sehingga program ini
perlu terus dioptimalkan dengan dukungan pola asuh makan, ketersediaan pangan
rumah tangga, dan edukasi gizi kepada orang tua.

Undernutrition in toddlers remains a serious public health issue demanding
significant attention due to its impact on children's growth, development,
and immune system. One of the government's efforts to address this is
through the Supplementary Feeding for Rehabilitation (PMT-P) program
for undernourished toddlers. This study aimed to determine the effect of
PMT-P provision on the nutritional status of undernourished toddlers in the
working area of the Suban Inpatient Public Health Center, West Tanjung
Jabung Regency. This quantitative research utilized a pre-experimental
design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach. The sample consisted of
23 undernourished toddlers who received PMT-P for 60 days. Data were
collected by measuring weight and height before and after the intervention
and were then analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test and
the paired sample t-test. The results indicated an increase in the mean z-score
for nutritional status from -2.37 before the intervention to -1.77 after the
intervention, with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). This
finding demonstrates that the provision of PMT-P has a noticeable effect on
improving the nutritional status of undernourished toddlers. In conclusion,
the PMT-P program is proven effective in enhancing the nutritional status
of undernourished toddlers. Therefore, the implementation of this program
needs to be maintained and improved by supporting it with nutrition
education for parents, routine growth monitoring, and optimization of local
food sources to ensure program sustainability.