Determinants of Stunting in Children Aged 12 to 60 Months in Kota Waingapu District, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Stunting is a problem that is often not recognized in the community because short stature is so common and often considered normal. In Indonesia, the incidence of stunting under five is a major nutritional problem, with an average prevalence from 2015-2017 of around 36.4%. This study aimed to investigate the determinants of stunting in children aged 12 months -60 months in the Waingapu District. Subjects and Method: This was a crosssectional study conducted at Posyandu, Waingapu District, in December 2020. A total of 105 samples were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria using non-probability consecutive sampling. The dependent variable was stunting. The independent variables were exclusive breastfeeding, birth weight, household income, maternal education, maternal nutritional status, and maternal age. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by Chi-square. Results:The prevalence of stunting in children aged 12 to 60 months in the Waingapu District was 24.8%. The bivariate analysis elucidated that the incidence of stunting was significantly increased by poor maternal education (OR= 3.40; 95% CI= 1.29 to 8.97; p= 0.011), poor maternal nutritional status (OR= 3.06; 95% CI= 1.05 to 8.89; p= 0.034), and low household income (p = 0.002). Conclusion:Poor maternal education, poor maternal nutritional status, and low household income significantly increase the incidence of stunting.

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“…(Pravana NK 2017) A study was done in Debra Berhan town, Ethiopia &in the overall sample the total prevalence of undernutrition below the age of 5 years was 61(15.8%), the corresponding figures of underweight stunted, and wasting were 26%,41%&38% respectively. Factors that contributed to under-five undernutrition were intestinal illiteracy, not breastfeeding exclusively, preterm birth, absence of antenatal care exposure to infectious diseases & diarrhea (Manalu et al 2021). According to the study done in Nigeria, out of 749 under-five children studied,18(2.4%) children were wasted, 20(35%) of the children studied, 11(1.5%) subjects were overweight while,11(1.5%), subjects were obese.…”