DETERMINAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA USIA 24 59 BULAN DI POSYANDU WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS NGLUWAR

DETERMINING THE INCIDENCE OF STUNTING IN TODDLERS AGED 24-59 MONTHS AT THE POSYANDU IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE NGLUWAR PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

Toddler is a group prone to nutrition problems, one of which is stunting. Stunting is one
of the poor nutrition which is characterized by height indicators according to age under - 2 SD (Standard Deviation). The prevalence of stunting in Indonesia in 2019 is 27,6%.
Children with stunting may occur disturbances in brain development, intelligence,
physical growth disorders and metabolic disorders in the body. Stunting must be
prevented and its incidence reduced. So, to determine stunting prevention efforts. So, it
is necessary to know of determinants of stunting events in children under five in the
Posyandu at the Puskesmas Ngluwar. To find out determinants of stunting in children
aged 24-59 months in the working area of the Puskesmas Ngluwar. This study was an
observational analytic study with a cross-sectional approach. The study used 33 stunted
children as the case group and 33 well-nourished children as the control group. In this
study, collected data on gestasional age at birth, mode of delivery, birth attendant, birth
weight, maternal age at birth, exclusive breastfeeding, history of vaccination, and
maternal education level. Result of bivariat showed that there was no relationship
between maternal age during pregnancy, gestational age, maternal parity, maternal
education, birth attendant, delivery method, birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding and
vaccination history. The most dominant variable as a risk factor is maternal age during
pregnancy with an ExpB value of 6.191 and the lowest value is gestational age with a
value of 1.193. The most dominant determinant of the risk of stunting is maternal age
during pregnancy.