Risk Factors for Stunting among Children Aged 0–23 Months in Kalimantan Selatan Province

Abstract

The result of nutritional status monitoring in Kalimantan Selatan Province 2016, stunting prevalence of children aged 0–23 months is 25.6% and becomes a public health problem (≥ 20%). The study were to analyze the risk factors related to the stunting of the child's age, sex, maternal education, father's education, mother's job, father's job, number of household members, initiation of early breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, prelakteal and high-mother. The study used secondary data from nutritional status monitoring of Kalimantan Selatan Province in 2016 based on cross-sectional design . The population is children aged 0–23 months. Determination of the sample using systematic random sampling with the number of 266 children. Data were analyzed using Chi-Square test and multiple logistic regression test. The children aged 0–23 months who had stunting amounted to 25.9%. Chi-Square test showed three variables have significant relationship with stunting that is children aged under two-years, father education and mother height . Multiple logistic regression test showed that the most dominant factor was related to the stunting is father education. It is necessary improvement of father education through “Kejar Paket B/C Program”.