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Abstract:
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Background: Stunting cases in children can be used as a predictor of the low
quality of a country's human resources, stunting causes poor cognitive abilities,
low productivity, and increases the risk of disease and results in long-term losses
for the Indonesian economy. Factors related to the incidence of stunting are
exclusive breastfeeding, mother's knowledge about nutrition, family
socioeconomic status, history of infectious disease, birth weight in infants are the
main factors.
Objective: To determine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding,
mother's knowledge, parenting and intake with the incidence of stunting in
toddlers 2-5 years.
Methods: This research is a type of quantitative research with descriptive
observational research methods. The population in this study were stunted
children aged 2-5 years at the Limbangan Village Health Center, Kersana District,
a total of 113 respondents with a total sample of 97 respondents. Data analysis
using Univariate Analysis and Bivariate Analysis
Results: 1) the P-Value value in the results of the study was 0.034, so it was
concluded that there was a significant relationship between exclusive
breastfeeding and the incidence of stunting. 2) the P-Value value in the research
results is 0.039, so it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship
between maternal knowledge and the incidence of stunting. 3) the P-Value value
in the research results is 0.022, so it can be concluded that there is a significant
relationship between Parenting Patterns and the incidence of stunting. 4) the PValue
value in the research results is 0.017, so it can be concluded that there is a
significant relationship between food intake and the incidence of stunting.
Conclusion: there is a significant relationship between Exclusive Breastfeeding,
Mother's Knowledge, Parenting Patterns and Food Intake with the incidence of
stunting. |