en <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><strong><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Amis:</span></span></span></strong><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Interconnected factors can cause increased stunting cases. One of the risk factors for stunting is adolescents’ lack of knowledge and attitudes. Various media, including Instagram, can be the reason behind the issue. This study aimed to determine the effect of providing the pre-marital education program through Instagram to increase the literacy and attitude of pre-marital couples regarding stunting prevention.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><strong><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></strong><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> This quasi-experimental research with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group was conducted in pre-marital couples in the Gunung Kidul Regency from December 2021 to January 2022. The instruments were questionnaires (Google Forms) and educational media such as posters and videos via Instagram. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><strong><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Findings:</span></span></span></strong><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> After receiving the </span></span><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>pre-marital education </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>program through Instagram, pre-marital couples were stunted in both the intervention and control groups. There was an increase in attitude in the intervention group after the intervention. The literacy and attitudes about stunting prevention were increased in pre-marital couples of the intervention compared to the control groups after being given </span></span><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>pre-marital education </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>through Instagram.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><strong><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Conclusion:</span></span></span></strong> <span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>The pre-marital education program improves the literacy and attitudes about stunting prevention in pre-marital couples.</span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif></span></span></span></span><br> <br> <quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal> Stunting,Toddler,Education,Social Media,Knowledge, 419 424 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-76547-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 T. Huriah 1003194753284600299852 0000000217500277 Yes Community Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia R. Az-Zahra 1003194753284600299853 1003194753284600299853 No Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia F.A. Yuniarti 1003194753284600299854 0000000178640524 No Pediatric Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia S. Abdul Hamid 1003194753284600299855 0000000280615018 No International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia