**4. SBCC intervention in stunting management**

SBCC interventions (Social and Behavior Change Communication) are communication methods and activities that try to change people's behavior, attitudes, and practices in order to improve their health, well-being, and quality of life [22]. SBCC interventions aim to address social and health issues by disseminating information, changing views, raising awareness, and pushing individuals and communities to adopt healthier habits. SBCC intervention entails employing an effective communication strategy, either verbal or nonverbal messages, to achieve the targeted behavior change [25]. This is accomplished by comprehending and respecting the intended target group's requirements, beliefs, culture, and social context.

SBCC interventions aim to promote long-term behavior change by affecting individuals' and society's knowledge, attitudes, norms, beliefs, and skills. This can involve health promotion, nutrition improvement, contraceptive use, sanitation behavior modification, disease control behavior, and other activities. SBCC intervention also entails determining the best communication channels, such as mainstream media, social media, formal and non-formal education, individual counseling, discussion groups, and mass communication campaigns. SBCC interventions use an integrated strategy to achieve a significant impact in enhancing people's welfare and addressing many social and health challenges [26].

Interventions in tackling stunting involve a series of communication efforts aimed at changing behavior and practices related to nutrition and child care. SBCC interventions in handling stunting, especially in Indonesia, as shown in **Figure 4**.

According to **Figure 4**, the components of SBCC intervention in handling stunting from the smallest part is from the individual level and the largest part is based on political system. All of the levels are explained as follows:

**Figure 4.** *SBCC intervention in handling stunting.*
