FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA DI PUSKESMAS PAUH KOTA PADANG PERIODE BULAN JULI 2023

Abstract

Stunting has a bad impact not only related to children's growth and development but can result in disruption of brain development, reduced intelligence, metabolic disorders in the body. This research aims to determine the factors that influence the incidence of stunting in toddlers. The type of research is analytical with a cross sectional approach. Mothers and Toddlers in Pauh District, Koto Lua Village, Padang City. From the data obtained, the population in this area is 34 children under five. All populations are sampled. This research was conducted in Pauh District, Leni Triwahyuni et. all | Faktor – Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Stunting Pada Balita Di Puskesmas Pauh Kota Padang Periode Bukan Juli 2023 Jurnal Citra Ranah Medika 2 Issn : 2962-1151 Koto Lua Village, Pauh Health Center Working Area, Padang City in July 2023. The instruments or tools used for data collection in this research were questionnaires. Data were processed computerized and analyzed univariately and bivariately using the chi-square test. The research results showed that 52.9% of toddlers experienced stunting, 55.9% of toddlers had low birth weight, 61.8% of toddlers had short birth length and 58.8% of toddlers were not exclusively breastfed and 41.2% of toddlers have a history of getting exclusive breast milk. There is a relationship between birth weight, birth length and exclusive breastfeeding with the incidence of stunting in toddlers at the Pauh Community Health Center, Padang City for the period July 2023 (p < 0.05). It is hoped that implementing midwives at the Community Health Center should provide education and assistance to women of reproductive age to carry out early detection of stunting factors, provide additional nutrition for pregnant women with indications of malnutrition which can cause LBW, one of the factors causing stunting, educate mothers on exclusive breastfeeding.