Abstract
The study aimed to analyze the nutrition intake and causative factor of stunting among children aged under 5 years in Lamongan City. This study was using the observational analytic with a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire to define the nutrition intake and causative factor of stunting among children in 4 districts. This study recruited 40 children aged under 5 years (24-59 months) which are selected using simple random sampling techniques from May to June 2019. The average intake of energy, protein, calcium, and phosphor in respondents was 77.23% RDA, protein 69.82% RDA, calcium 79.74% RDA, and phosphor 68.75% RDA, respectively. Out of 40 stunting children were suffering from infectious disease during period 3 months (67.5%). Parent's education (mothers and fathers) had low education (70% and 72.5%), and 65% of mother's from respondents has no job. Causative factor of stunting among children aged under 5 years in Lamongan City was less nutritional intake, infection disease, and parents characteristic. The evidence in this research primarily align with common The World Health Organization conceptual framework on childhood stunting.
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