Abstract
The problem of stunting is one of the nutritional problems that the world face, especially in poor and developing countries. Stunting is a chroniac malnutrition in the period of growth and development since early life. Nutrition is an important element in the fulfilment of nutritional needs because it serves to produce energy, build and maintain tissues, and regulate life processes in the body. In addition, nutrition is related to brain development, learning ability and work productivity. Stunting or short is a condition of failure to thrive in infants (0-11 months) and toddlers (12-59 months) as a result of chronic malnutrition, especially in the first 1,000 days of life so that the child is too short for their age. The objective is to determine the relation between the completeness of nutritional stats and the incidence of stunting in children aged of 1-2 years in the working area of Community Health Center I Kembaran. This type of research was quantitative using a descriptive correlation design with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were children under 2 years who met the criteria. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling, namely 86 respondents were included. The analysis used was the chi square statistical test. Statistics in this study consisted of frequency of completeness of nutritional status with the occurrence of stunting in children aged 1-2 years. From the results of data processing, it was found that there was a relationship between the completeness of nutritional status with the incidence of stunting in children aged 1-2 years in the working area of Community Health Center I Kembaran with a p-value of 0,000 <0.005. There was a relationship between the completeness of nutritional status with the incidence of stunting in children aged 1-2 years in the working area of Community Health Center I Kembaran.
Highlights
The problem of stunting is one of the nutritional problems that the world face, especially in poor and developing countries, stunting has become a health problem because it is related to the risk of morbidity and mortality, sub-optimal brain development, resulting in delayed motor development and stunted mental growth
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the completeness of nutritional status and the incidence of stunting in children aged 1-2 years in the work area of Puskesmas Kembaran I
The research conducted in the working area of Puskesmas I Kembaran with a total of respondents of 86 are mothers who have children aged 1-2 years who qualified requirements, obtained the results of the characteristics of children most aged 16-21 months and 19-21 months with 27 children each (31.4%)
Summary
The problem of stunting (short children) is one of the nutritional problems that the world face, especially in poor and developing countries, stunting has become a health problem because it is related to the risk of morbidity and mortality, sub-optimal brain development, resulting in delayed motor development and stunted mental growth. This is a serious threat to the existence of children as the generation of a nation. Childhood stunting is the result of chronic malnutrition or growth failure in the past and is used as a long-term indicator for malnutrition in children [2]
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