Determinants of Stunting in Children Aged 0-24 Months in Bangka Belitung Province

Abstract

Children under five are an age group that susceptible to malnutrition and considered as one of the vulnerable groups in nutrition. Malnutrition in infants may result in disruption of physical growth and intelligence of children. Failure to grow due to malnutrition in infancy (the golden age) will have a bad impact on the next stages of life, this will be difficult to restore to a normal state. National stunting prevalence in 2013 was 37.2%, which meant there was an increase compared to 2010 (35.6%) and 2007 (36.8%). The prevalence of stunting in infants in Bangka Belitung Province in 2007 was 36% and the Riskesdas 2013 data showed the prevalence of stunting was 30%. However, there was a decrease in the prevalence of stunting, it has not yet reached the national target for nutritional improvement (20%). This study aimed to study the determinant factors of stunting occurred in children aged 0-24 month. This study was an analytical survey with a cross-sectional design. The respondents are children aged 0-24 months from 7 regencies and cities in the Bangka Belitung. Univariate and bivariate analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. Meanwhile, multivariate analysis was conducted using logistic regression. Results, the number of stunted children was 20.3%, especially children aged 0-24 months in Bangka Belitung Province. The families with stunted or nonstunted children known to live in the village. Most parents were known to have an elementary level of education. Consecutively, fathers were all working and most mothers did not work. From the data above, it was concluded that the factors that were not significantly related to nutritional status (TB/U) were the age, sex, father's education, mother's education, father's occupation, mother's working status, mother's age, number of family members and residence. Factors that are significantly related to nutritional status (TB/U) were only the age of the child.