Determinants of Livable Houses in Magelang Regency for Households with Stunted Children under Five Years of Age

Abstract

Stunting in children under five years of age is a nutritional issue that many countries, including Indonesia, have yet to successfully address. According to Basic Health Research or Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) data from 2018, Magelang Regency has the second highest prevalence of stunted children under five in Jawa Tengah Province, at 37.9 percent. Environmental factors such as the availability of healthy and livable houses have an influence on this level. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the availability of livable houses and the prevalence of stunted children under five in Magelang Regency, as well as the factors that influence the issue. The data used in the study were obtained from interviews conducted in 2019 and 2023, as well as data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The research employed descriptive analysis combined with inferential analysis using binary logistic regression to achieve the objectives of the study. The findings reveal that livable houses in Magelang Regency had a negative relationship with households with incidences of stunted children under five years old. Regional classification, waste management sites, sanitation constraints, perceptions of waste handling, and the head of the household’s (KRT) field of business were significant determinants of the availability of livable houses.