Kumawula : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 2024 Kumawula, Vol.7, No.3, Desember 2024, Hal 736 – 742 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24198/kumawula.v7i3.52469 ISSN 2620-844X (online) ISSN 2809-8498 (cetak) Tersedia online di http://jurnal.unpad.ac.id/kumawula/index SANITASI PENTING ATASI STUNTING : PEMICUAN PILAR STBM DI RUMAH TANGGA Apriyana Irjayanti 1* , Helmin Rumbiak 2 , Novita Medyati 3 1,2,3 Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Cenderawasih *Korespondensi : apriyanairjayanti04@gmail.com ABSTRACT Stunting is still a nutritional problem currently faced by children under five years of age. This has been proven by the high incidence of stunting in Indonesia, including in Jayapura City. Sanitation plays an important role in reducing stunting because it is closely related to efforts to prevent disease infection. The aim of this community service activity is to educate mothers who have babies/toddlers concerning stunting and implementing good and correct sanitation in the household, and can be one of the steps to support the government's efforts to accelerate stunting reduction. Activities are carried out using lecture and discussion/question and answer methods. The implementation stages include data collection and coordination, activity design, preparation of supporting materials and tools, implementation of triggering and evaluation. The results and achievements of the service activities were assessed as going well. This was demonstrated by the enthusiasm of the participants who attended and participated in the educational implementation until completion. The activity was attended by 30 participants consisting of mothers and other family members who brought their babies and toddlers. The results of the pre-test and post-test evaluation, which was carried out during community service activities carried out at Posyandu Rambay, Kota Baru Village, Abepura Health Center working area, showed that there was an increase in knowledge among participants by 16.6%. It is hoped that participants (mothers and other family members) will be motivated to implement the 5 pillars of Community-Based Total Sanitation (STBM) in their households and this activity can be carried out by health centers routinely in order to support local government programs in order to accelerate the reduction of stunting. Keywords: Sanitation; stunting; community-based total sanitation (STBM) RIWAYAT ARTIKEL Diserahkan : 10/01/2024 Diterima : 09/09/2024 Dipublikasikan : 01/12/2024 ABSTRAK Stunting masih merupakan masalah gizi yang dihadapi oleh anak usia di bawah lima tahun. Angka kejadian stunting di Indonesia masih tinggi, salah satunya di Kota Jayapura. Sanitasi berperan penting dalam mengurangi stunting karena berkaitan erat dengan upaya pencegahan infeksi penyakit. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini yaitu guna mengedukasi para ibu yang memiliki bayi/balita tentang permasalahan stunting dan penerapan sanitasi di rumah tangga yang baik dan benar, serta dapat menjadi salah satu langkah mendukung upaya 736