Does the Proximity of the Area Affect in Incidence of Stunting? : Study on Densely Populated Provinces in Indonesia

Abstract

The prevalence of stunting in Indonesia is still above WHO standards, so it needs to be addressed immediately, given the adverse effects on individuals and countries. This study aims to analyze the incidence of stunting in East Java by paying attention to the proximity of the area as an effort to solved stunting problems. The study was conducted using secondary data from 2017 from official government agency reports. Administrative area (regency/city) analysis unit. Analysis using spatial regression test. The results show that Moran's I test shows a spatial dependency or location autocorrelation (p <0.20). The Lagrange Multiplier SAR spatial regression test can explain that spatial factors can increase 5% greater (75%) of the 5 selected factors that cause toddler stunting, compared to using the OLS classic regression test. It could be concluded that spatial factors, namely geographic areas, can increase the percentage of clarity in the regression modeling for the incidence of stunting in an area. In this study, spatial factors are known to be associated with regional proximity and ethnic similarity, namely the Madurese ethnicity.

Stunting Among Wealthy Indonesian Families: A Cross-Sectional Study of Children Under the Age of Two

“…Based on the type of residence, the study found children in rural areas were more likely to be stunted than those in urban areas. It was in line with the previous research that stunting probably suffered more by countryside children than by cities in Indonesia (Laksono, Sukoco, et al, 2022;Paramita et al, 2022). Other studies in Indonesia also discovered a higher stunting proportion of children under two years old in the countryside than in the city Laksono et al, 2020).…”