Abstract
The incidence of stunting in children is a crucial problem that remains challenging to tackle and is caused by multiple factors. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal feeding practice and the incidence of stunting in children in Depok, Indonesia. The study design was a correlation analysis with a cross-sectional approach including applied height-for-age z-score tables from the World Health Organization (WHO) and a feeding practices and structure questionnaire (FPSQ- 28). The study involved 262 participants who were selected using a cluster random sampling technique in 11 district health centers in Depok. The results suggest that there was no significant relationship between maternal feeding practice and the incidence of stunting in children in Depok (P>0.05). In addition, feeding practice performed by mothers was rather non-responsive. The study results are expected to provide benefits for nurses and health professionals in order to improve health education and promotion programs related to stunting and responsive feeding practice.
Highlights
Maternal feeding practice and its relationship with stunting in childrenRISKESDAS 2013 in the West Java Provincial Health Office, 35.3% of toddlers are affected by stunting
The results suggest that there u was no significant relationship between l maternal feeding practice and the incidence of stunting in children in Depok (P>0.05)
There had never been a study conducted to address the relationship between maternal feeding practice and stunting in children aged 2 to 5 years in Depok
Summary
RISKESDAS 2013 in the West Java Provincial Health Office, 35.3% of toddlers are affected by stunting. In Depok, the percentage of toddlers with stunting amounts. Correspondence: Dessie Wanda, Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Prof. Prihatini Dini Novitasari, Dessie Wanda Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia. This high prevalence may be associated with various risk factors affecting stunting, including maternal and child medical history,[2,3,7] maternal and child nutritional status,[8,9] the gender of the child,[2,8] environment,[2,3,7] economic condition of household,[8] the mother’s educational back-
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