Abstract
The number of stunting cases in West Aceh Regency increases every year. This study was an observational study with case-control design exexamine the dominant stunting factors among toddlers in West Aceh Regency amine the dominant stunting factors among toddlers in West Aceh Regency. This study was conducted from February 10 to June 30, 2018, in Johan Pahlawan District of West Aceh Regency of Aceh Province. The location was chosen through a purposive sampling technique by observing the highest number of children under five experiencing stunting in West Aceh Regency. The number of samples in this study was 192 children. The results of this study showed that there was a significant relationship between the occurrence of stunting in children under five and the number of family members; parental height; Socioeconomic status (SES); low birth weight (LBW); nutritional knowledge; and food intake, where the p-value < 0.05.
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