Household food security in some previous studies were found associated with the occurrence of malnutrition in children. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between household food security with stunting in children under 2 years of age (6-23 months) in Kebon Kalapa Village, Central Bogor. This was a cross-sectional study in Kebon Kalapa, Central Bogor Subdistrict. A total of 216 children under two years of age (6-23 months) and their mother were selected as samples in this study. The dependent variable in this study was the nutritional status of children (HAZ), whereas the main independent variables, was household food security. Food security was measured using an instrument called Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). Results showed that more than half of the households had food secure (63%), and other households which were classified as mild, moderate and severe categorizes of food insecure were 17%, 11% and 9%, respectively. The study concluded that household food security is a risk factor for stunted children under two years of age, where children with food insecure household were at risk of 10.9 times become stunted after corrected by the child's age, birth weight, breastmilk consumption, use of a bottle feeding, food diversity, maternal age, maternal education, maternal nutrition knowledge, food hygiene practice, father's education and father's work.

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