The Relationship Between Exclusive Breastfeeding History to Stunting Incidence in Children Aged 6-24 Months in The Working Area of The Gunung Anyar Community Health Center, Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

Stunting is a linear growth disorder caused by malnutrition from chronic nutrient intake or recurrent chronic infectious diseases, shown by the standard deviation value (SD) unit z (Z-Score) height according to age: < -2 SD ≥ -3 SD. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used for this study. All mothers who visited posyandu in the vicinity of the Gunung Anyar Health Centre, Surabaya, Indonesia with infants aged 6 to 24 months comprised the study sample. Non-probability sampling was done using sequential sampling as the sampling technique. Cut-off points for univariate data analysis were used. Stunting and exclusive breastfeeding had an association with p=0.000. Stunting was significantly affected by exclusive breastfeeding. According to these findings, there was a lower incidence of stunting in children who were exclusively breastfed (2.0%) than in children who were not exclusively breastfed (30.6%). Babies who were not stunted are more prevalent (53.1%) than babies who were stunted (14.3%) for exclusive breastfeeding in the good category. In conclusion, exclusively breastfed children aged 6 to 24 months in Gunung Anyar Health Center scored well in good category. Exclusive breasfeeding has a significant impact on the incidence of stunting.

Factors Associated to The Occurrence of Stunting at The Primary Health Center in Madiun City, Indonesia

“…Hatijar (2023) indicated that boys tend to experience more stunting due to increased physical activity, leading to higher energy requirements without adequate nutritional intake 11 . The growth process in toddlers is crucial, and a failure to achieve height growth within the first two years may result in stunted growth 12 . The most common age group for mothers in this study was 31 -40 years (57.1%), considered a mature age that can influence child-rearing practices.…”