Relationship Between Sociodemographic Characteristics and the Incidence of Stunting in Toddlers Based on Family Income Stratification

Abstract

Introduction: The nutritional problem of stunting in Indonesia is known to occur in poor and non-poor families (those above 40% of social and economic welfare levels). Objective: This research was conducted to see the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and the incidence of stunting in children under five based on family income stratification in Palembang City. Method: This research was a quantitative study with research data from 2020. The population in this study were toddlers 24-59 months in Palembang City with a sample of 97 toddlers. The sample in this research was taken by purposive sampling. The analytical method used to see the relationship was using the chi-square test. Result: The results of the study showed that the proportion of stunting was 20.6% with the incidence of stunting in the family income stratification group < IDR 10,000,000 was 26.4% and in the family income stratification group ? IDR 10,000,000 is 13.6%. The results of the analysis show that each independent variable has a p value > ? (0.05), except for the parenting method variable in the income stratification group < IDR 10,000,000 which has a p value < 0.05. Conclusion: Further research needs to be carried out to investigate other factors that were thought to be risk factors for stunting, one of which is environmental factors, infectious diseases and nutritional patterns in children under five.