Factors Affecting the Incidence of Stunting in Toddlers Aged 24-59 Months in the Working Area of the Sumbersari Health Center in 2023

Agung Karna Kurniawan; Ricky Yuliam; Nita Damayanti

Agung Karna Kurniawan Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alkhairaat, Palu, Jl. Diponegoro 94221, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Ricky Yuliam Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alkhairaat, Palu, Jl. Diponegoro 94221, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Nita Damayanti Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alkhairaat, Palu, Jl. Diponegoro 94221, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Keywords: Stunting, Toddlers, Sumbersari Healt Center

Abstract

Stunting is a chronic malnutrition problem caused by a lack of nutritional intake over a long period of time, this causes problems in the future. Based on data on the prevalence of stunted toddlers collected by WHO, in 2020 as many as 22% or around 149.2 million toddlers in the world experienced stunting. This research aims to find out what factors can influence the incidence of stunting in the Sumbersari Community Health Center Work Area in 2023. This type of research is quantitative research with a cross sectional approach using primary and secondary data as a reference. The sampling technique was carried out using purposive sampling, each data was described using univariate and bivariate analysis using the SPSS program. Based on this research, it shows that 54 toddlers (59.3%) are stunted. There were 67 toddlers with a history of infectious diseases (73.6%). There were 71 toddlers with parents who had poor knowledge (78%). The most common gender was male with 50 toddlers (54.9%). There were 73 toddlers without exclusive breast milk (80.2%). There were 77 children with parents whose income did not match the minimum wage (84.6%). The relationship between stunting and infectious diseases using the chi-square test obtained a p value = 0.003 (p < 0.05). The relationship between stunting and maternal knowledge using the chi-square test obtained a p value = 0.033 (p < 0.05). The relationship between stunting and gender using the chi-square test obtained a p value = 0.016 (p < 0.05). The relationship between stunting and exclusive breastfeeding using the chi-square test obtained a p value = 0.002 (p < 0.05). The relationship between stunting and parental income using the chi-square test obtained a p value = 0.029 (p < 0.05). It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the incidence of stunting and infectious diseases, maternal knowledge, gender, exclusive breastfeeding, and parental income in the Sumbersari Community Health Center Work Area in 2023.