Ns. Renta Sianturi, S.Kep., M.Kep., Sp.Kep.J Pengarang Afrinia Eka Sari, S.TP., M.Si. Pengarang Guntari Prasetya, S,Gz., M.Sc. Pengarang

Abstract The national target in reducing stunting prevalence is 14% by 2024 and its yield to the acceleration in convergency of national priority program both in specific and sensitive intervention. Through specific intervention, the role of enhancement in nutrition aspect for adolescent or young adult provide a promising outcome. The implementation of nutrition education and exposure on the awareness of stunting among young women specifically as higher education students were become a beneficial way to prevent stunting. Identification and analysis of the knowledge among young women towards nutrition aspect on stunting is expected to increase their awareness towards stunting in the future. The nutrition and general health education related on stunting had conducted in young women (higher education students) as the targeted group in the community engagement program through a web seminar event on December 11, 2021. A pre and post-tests short questionnaires were administered to the participants, hence the data regarding their score of knowledge was collected through the online platform. In the total of 232 young adult women in the late adolescent age of 18-22 years old were participated and completed the pre and post-test session. The result showed that the average score of knowledge was 53.25±16.86 at the baseline and 69.22±20.69 at the endline. The percentage of improvement score was 29.99% and as many as 204 participants (94.04%) had increase their knowledge. In the conclusion, exposure and education in nutrition knowledge on stunting among young women may beneficial and potential to be a leading way in increase the awareness towards the prevention on stunting in the early life cycle. Keywords: higher education students; nutrition education; nutrition knowledge; stunting; young women.