Scoring System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia

Abstract

This research explained scoring system in prediction of stunting risk among children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. This research was conducted in 2020 with case-control study among children under-five years. The number of respondents in this research were 40 cases group (stunting) and 40 control group (non-stunting) matching by age and sex. The sampling technique in this research was cluster random sampling. Data were gathered from primary data used a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using chi-square test for bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regression for modeling, and Receiver Operation Characteristic (ROC) Curve as a diagnostic test in SPSS version 23.0. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy ≥ 0.8 (80.0%) was assessed good. The scoring system for analyzing stunting risk in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia is based on predictors of mother’s level of education, birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding, the child’s appetite and parenting style. The accumulated total score obtained from the predictors is between 0 (if there is no risk) to 6 (if it has all risks). The cut-off point in grouping high risk of stunting and low risk of stunting is based on a total score of ≥ 4 (high risk of stunting) and < 4 (low risk of stunting). The accuracy of scoring system in prediction of stunting risk among children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia was 87.2% with a sensitivity of 70.0% and specificity of 90.0%. This scoring system of stunting risk can be categorized quite well in predicting stunting risk in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style , Usman E, Yanis A, Nindrea RD. System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. SRP. 2020; 11(9): 636-641. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 Web Style , Usman E, Yanis A, Nindrea RD. System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. http://www.sysrevpharm.org/?mno=18692 [Access: March 30, 2021]. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 AMA (American Medical Association) Style , Usman E, Yanis A, Nindrea RD. System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. SRP. 2020; 11(9): 636-641. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 Vancouver/ICMJE Style , Usman E, Yanis A, Nindrea RD. System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. SRP. (2020), [cited March 30, 2021]; 11(9): 636-641. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 Harvard Style , Usman, . E., Yanis, . A. & Nindrea, . R. D. (2020) System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. SRP, 11 (9), 636-641. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 Turabian Style , Elly Usman, Amel Yanis, and Ricvan Dana Nindrea. 2020. System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Reviews in Pharmacy, 11 (9), 636-641. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 Chicago Style , Elly Usman, Amel Yanis, and Ricvan Dana Nindrea. Scoring System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 11 (2020), 636-641. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style , Elly Usman, Amel Yanis, and Ricvan Dana Nindrea. Scoring System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 11.9 (2020), 636-641. Print. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94 APA (American Psychological Association) Style , Usman, . E., Yanis, . A. & Nindrea, . R. D. (2020) System in Prediction of Stunting Risk Among Children in West Sumatera Province, Reviews in Pharmacy, 11 (9), 636-641. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.9.94