The Role of Youth in the Stunting Prevention via Podcast in Karawang Regency 2020
1080 Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 1(8), May 2022
measured through the size of the body length is not up to 48 centimeters and the weight is not
up to 2.5 kilograms. Plus babies who are born normal but grow up with a lack of nutritional
intake become stunting. "In addition, it is important to prepare excellent health before stepping
into the marriage stage." Preconceptions are prepared through prospective mothers taking folic
acid, checking HB (Hemoglobin), and taking blood-added tablets can all be served free of
charge at the Puskesmas (Kedeputian Bidang Advokasi, Penggerakkan dan Informasi (ADPIN)
BKKBN, 2021).
Adolescents are part of the productive age which is very important in welcoming
demographic bonuses. Today, the number of teenagers in Indonesia is very large and can be a
potential development. According to WHO (2020), adolescents are residents in the age range
of 10-19 years, according to the Regulation of the Minister of Health No. 25 of 2014,
adolescents are residents in the age range of 10-18 years and according to the Population and
Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), the age range of adolescents is 10-24 years and unmarried.
The number of 10-19-year-old age groups in Indonesia according to the 2010 Population
Census is 43.5 million or about 18% of the population (BKKBN Riau Islands, 2020).
It is estimated that the group of adolescents amounts to 1.2 billion or 18% of the world's
population in the world (Seema, Rohilla, Kalyani, & Babbar, 2021). One-third of health
problems in adults are related to conditions or behaviors experienced in adolescence (Alinsky
et al., 2020). About 45% of new cases of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) are
experienced in the 15-24 age group (Denison et al., 2020). Each year about 16 million young
women give birth, which is 11 percent of total births (Neal, Channon, Chandra-Mouli, &
Madise, 2020). Pregnancy and childbirth in adolescents will increase the risk of pain and death,
both in the mother and the baby (Grønvik & Fossgard Sandøy, 2018). About 20% of
adolescents will experience mental problems such as depression, mood disorders, and
substance abuse. Problems in adolescents are related to each other but can be prevented and
addressed (Ellysa, 2017).
Podcasts are audio recordings that can be listened to by the general public through internet
media, unlike the radio which must be done and broadcast live at a certain frequency (Anderson
& Rodríguez, 2019). However, podcasts can be implemented at any time and can be listened
to through various electronic media. Podcasts are very popular with internet users today rather
than listening to broadcasts on the radio that have limitations in access, frequency, and time
(Chan-Olmsted & Wang, 2022). Podcasts have been widely used primarily in the entertainment
and education industries (Jones et al., 2021). The Guardian journalist Ben Hammersley 2004
proposed the term "podcast" which stands for "play-on-demand" and "broadcast". Later, it was
adopted by the Apple company, on iPod products and Apple Podcasts. Later, Apple released
the podcast feature in 2005. The audio broadcast has appeared on various existing radio
networks, such as the BBC, NPR, CBC Radio One, and so on. For now, it's not just big
companies that can air their podcasts (Adani, 2020).
The above presentation became one of the foundations of community service organizing
with the title "The Role of Youth in the Stunting Prevention via Podcast in Karawang Regency
2020" in the dissemination of information about stunting in the wider community by involving
teenagers in it. The location of the service activities was carried out by SMKS YASPIF Cibuaya
Karawang Regency in the year of Karawang Regency, as recommended by the Puskesmas and