Provision of Additional Food as an Effort to Handling Stunting in Children in Siwalankerto District Surabaya

Abstract

Stunting (dwarf) is a condition where toddlers have a leght or height that is less than age. This condition is measured by size or size which is more than minus two median, standar deviation of the child growth standar of yhe WHO. Stunting todllers include chronic nutrition problems caused by and lack of nutritional intake in infants. The type of research use is pre–experimental with one group design pretest post test design where the design is no control group. The population of this study were children under 59 month. Technique sampling use probability with purposive sampling method. Weight measurement were carried out before and afterthe supplementary food intervention of food other than the supplementary food. he results showed that changes in weight status of children under five according to age indicated that there was a change in weight status of children, namely 2 children became malnourished and 13 others were still in the category of acute malnutrition. The results showed that there were differences in the Weight for Age (WAZ) index status before and after complementary foods.