Risk Factors of Stunting Among Children in Some Areas in Indonesia: A Literature Review

Retno Wahyuningsih,Intan Gumilang Pratiwi

doi:10.20849/ijsn.v3i3.468

Abstract

Stunting is a malnutrition condition that caused by long-term insufficient nutrient intake. In 2010, the number of stunting in Indonesia reached 42.38%. In 2013, the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia amounted to 37.2%. The highest occurrence comes from East Nusa Tenggara with more than 50% of the children are stunted. The method used in this paper is Literature Review. We use keyword Risk Factor and Stunting in online resources such as Science Direct, Proquest, PubMed, Google Scholar and another related website. Many risk factors affect stunting in Indonesia. Stunting is caused by multi-dimensional factors and not only caused by malnutrition factors experienced by pregnant women and children under five. Some of the cases described above have contributed to the high prevalence of stunting in Indonesia and therefore a comprehensive intervention plan is required to reduce stunting prevalence in Indonesia.

Highlights

Stunting is a malnutrition condition that caused by long-term insufficient nutrient intake. (Hafid, 2016).According to The Lancet's report in 2008, in the world, there are 178 million children aged less than five years old who are stunting with a large majority in South-Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Many risk factors affect stunting in Indonesia
Erni Rukmana et al conducted a cohort study Risk Factors Stunting In Children aged 6-24 Months In Bogor West Java revealed that birth weight and father's education significantly related to stunting (p

Summary

Introduction

Stunting is a malnutrition condition that caused by long-term insufficient nutrient intake. (Hafid, 2016).According to The Lancet's report in 2008, in the world, there are 178 million children aged less than five years old (toddlers) who are stunting with a large majority in South-Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The results of research in Bali, West Java and NTT showed low birth weight would be 2.21 times the risk to be stunting.

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