Workshop on the development of photonovel-based nutrition education materials at SD Negeri Naikoten 1 Kupang

Introduction: The government and the community have made various efforts to prevent and overcome nutritional problems, but this has not been able to solve it. Therefore, nutrition education that is made needs to pay attention to the needs of the target audience, especially school children. The development of nutritional education using this photonovel will involve parents, who are a very important part, because they provide access to food for children. Objective: Analyzing the mother's self-efficacy in providing nutrition education to others using the photonovel; the quality of nutritional education materials used in making photonovels; and the implementation of the workshop design and the obstacles found for improvement. Method: A case study was conducted on 10 mothers of grade I, II, and III SD Negeri Naikoten 1 Kupang using questionnaires, FGDs and interviews. Result: The development of photonovel-based nutrition education media was carried out using existing poster education media, which were considered to still not convey messages that were easily understood by the school children. The results of the study showed that mothers were more confident in providing nutrition education to others using photonovels. The mothers also agreed that photonovel is good to use and can be used properly by anyone. Conclusion: Efforts to develop nutrition education media by the health office can be carried out using photonovels. The resulting photonovel is more targeted because it discusses the nutritional problems that are more specific to the area.