Height Of Children Research Articles

Perbedaan Percepatan Pertumbuhan Anak Stunting Berdasarkan Kelompok Umur Yang Mendapat Intervensi MP-ASI Berbasis Ikan Tuna

Tuna (Thunnus sp.) is a rich source of animal protein, containing high levels of protein and omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA, and has fine meat fiber. Therefore, tuna fish is an excellent source of animal protein for producing complementary foods to meet the protein needs of breastfed infants and children under five. This study aims to assess the differences in average height and weight of children according to age before and after receiving fish-based and processed complementary foods. The research involved 25 stunted children aged 6-36 months, who were given. Fish-based complementary food and processed fish complementary food (meatballs and nuggets) twice a day for 36 days. Data on children's height and weight were collected before and after the intervention. A paired t-test with a significance level of 95% (alpha 0.05) was used to analyze the data. The results showed a significant difference in children's average height and weight before and after the intervention of fish-based and processed complementary foods. On average, the children's height increased by 3.22 cm, and their weight increased by 1.12 kg after receiving the fish-based complementary foods.

Looking Beyond the Number of Repetitions: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study on Calf Raise Test Outcomes in Children Aged 10–17 Years

Aims The calf raise test (CRT) assesses plantarflexor strength and endurance, but normative data for children are scarce. Furthermore, contradictions exist on which factors are associated with total repetitions, with repetitions being the only metric considered. We quantified three of the main CRT outcomes (repetitions, total work, and peak height) in children 10–17 years and explored their relationship with various factors. Methods Healthy children (n = 165, 50.3% female) completed single-legged calf raises on a 10° incline, once on each leg. Test outcomes were extracted using the valid and reliable Calf Raise application. Results CRT outcomes were not significantly different between legs (p ≥ .19). The only covariates significantly associated with outcomes based on stepwise quantile regressions were body mass index centile for repetitions, meeting physical activity recommendations for total work and peak height, and age for total work. Outcomes did not significantly differ based on sex or maturation. Median values were around 26 for repetitions, 640–1460 J for total work (age dependent), and 10.1 cm for peak height for children meeting physical activity recommendations. Conclusion Children who were older, had lower body mass indices, and were more active exhibited superior CRT outcomes. Meeting physical activity recommendations appears beneficial for plantarflexor function and should continue to be prioritized in children.

Physical activity and sedentary behavior among ambulatory children with cerebral palsy using accelerometer: a cross-sectional study.

Physical activity (PA) is paramount for childhood development and growth. However, children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP) were often considered sedentary, and their physical inactivity was associated with adverse health conditions and complications. Therefore, this study aimed to objectively describe and compare the PA levels and SB levels of children with and without CP of the same age group. It also studied the factors correlating with PA, SB, and step count per day in children with CP. A cross-sectional study using a wrist-worn accelerometer was conducted. PA and SB were measured over seven consecutive days. Eighty-five children aged 6-12 years, consisting of 41 children with CP and 44 TD children, participated in this study with a mean age of 9.18 ± 1.95 and 8.45 ± 1.78 years, respectively. According to the gross functional measures, 53.6% of children with CP were classified as first classification. A significant amount of time was spent in SB and Light PA (LPA) by children with CP compared to TD children, and no significant differences were observed in moderate PA (MPA) or step count. Gender mainly affected MPA as girls spent more time in MPA than boys. The age, height, and weight of children with CP correlate significantly with SB. As children's age, height, and weight increase, SB increases. Additionally, children with higher weights have lower step counts per day. This study showed that children with CP spend more time in LPA and SB than typically developed children. Therefore, concerted efforts are needed to encourage physical activity and reduce the sedentary lifestyle, to take into account the gender and anthropometric measures of children to enhance the quality of life among children with CP, and to consider gender and anthropometric measures of the children.

Penyuluhan Pencegahan Stunting di Desa Suka Mulia Kecamatan Secanggang Kabupaten Langkat

Stunting is a chronic nutritional condition that arises from a lack of nutritional intake over a long period of time, which inhibits child growth. As a result, the child's height is below the age-appropriate standard. This condition starts during the prenatal period and continues until the child reaches the age of two. Seeing this condition, we initiated a stunting counseling program in Suka Mulia Village, Secanggang District, Langkat Regency. The purpose of this article is to present information about the implementation of stunting prevention counseling in children at the posyandu in Suka Mulia Village. The counseling was conducted through the provision of information services in collaboration with the local health office, with the aim of educating the community and encouraging them to join the stunting prevention movement. In addition, socialization programs are also conducted for residents whose children have shown stunted growth, where supplementary feeding (PMT) is provided. Therefore, this activity is an effective method to deliver information on preventing and reducing stunting in children. It is hoped that through the implementation of stunting counseling and PMT socialization in Suka Mulia Village, community awareness of child growth and development can increase, thus facilitating the prevention and reduction of stunting, and contributing to the reduction of stunting rates in Indonesia

Investigating the Effects of Dietary Supplementation and High-Intensity Motor Learning on Nutritional Status, Body Composition, and Muscle Strength in Children with Moderate Thinness in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.

In Ethiopia, moderate thinness (MT) is a persistent issue among children. Yet, evidence on the effects of dietary supplementation and motor skills training in these children is limited. This study aimed to assess the effect of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF), whether or not combined with high-intensity motor learning (HiML), on weight, height, body composition, and muscle strength in children 5-7 years old with MT living in Jimma Town, Ethiopia. A cluster-randomized controlled trial was carried out among 69 children (aged 5-7) with MT assigned to receive RUSF (n = 23), RUSF + HiML (n = 25), or no intervention (control group, n = 21). A multivariable Generalized Estimating Equations model was used and the level of significance was set at alpha < 0.05. At baseline, there were no significant differences in the outcome measurements between the RUSF, RUSF + HiML, and control groups. However, after 12 weeks of intervention, there were significant mean differences in differences (DIDs) between the RUSF group and the control arm, with DIDs of 1.50 kg for weight (p < 0.001), 20.63 newton (N) for elbow flexor (p < 0.001), 11.00 N for quadriceps (p = 0.023), 18.95 N for gastrocnemius sup flexor of the leg (p < 0.001), and 1.03 kg for fat-free mass (p = 0.022). Similarly, the mean difference in differences was higher in the RUSF + HiML group by 1.62 kg for weight (p < 0.001), 2.80 kg for grip strength (p < 0.001), 15.93 for elbow flexor (p < 0.001), 16.73 for quadriceps (p < 0.001), 9.75 for gastrocnemius sup flexor of the leg (p = 0.005), and 2.20 kg for fat-free mass (p < 0.001) compared the control arm. RUSF alone was effective, but combining it with HiML had a synergistic effect. Compared to the control group, the RUSF and RUSF + HiML interventions improved the body composition, height, weight, and muscle strength of the studied moderately thin children. The findings of this study suggest the potential that treating moderately thin children with RUSF and combining it with HiML has for reducing the negative effects of malnutrition in Ethiopia. Future research should explore these interventions in a larger community-based study. This trial has been registered at the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR) under trial number PACTR202305718679999.

Upaya Pencegahan Stunting Melalui Kegiatan Gasting (Garahan Bebas Stunting) di Desa Garahan, Kecamatan Silo

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem that occurs worldwide caused by suboptimal nutritional intake from pregnancy to 24 months or 2 years of age. Stunting in childhood is associated with delays in motor development and lower intelligence levels. Symptoms shown by stunting sufferers include a child's height that is shorter than children of the same age, the child looks smaller for his age, low body weight, and delayed bone growth (Laska et al., 2024). Stunting has short-term and long-term impacts. In the short term, stunting causes depression of immune function, metabolic changes, decreased motor development, low cognitive values, and low academic values (Widjayatri et al., 2020). Meanwhile, the long-term impacts of children with stunting include, when they grow up, they will be at risk of obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis, decreased work performance, and productivity (Dekasari &amp; Gunawan, 2024)

Secular Changes in Growth in the Maya Village of Yalcoba: 1986-2023.

To analyze the changes in children's height, weight, BMI and rates of stunting and overweight and obesity over three periods: 1986-1987, 1996-1998, and 2023 for the community of Yalcoba in the Yucatan Peninsula. Four hundred forty (6-to-15 years) children measured in 2023 were compared with data obtained in 1986-1987 (n = 675) and 1996-1998 (n = 628). Z-scores of height and BMI were calculated to estimate percentages of stunting and high BMI-for-age (overweight and obesity). Comparisons of anthropometric parameters by sex and age groups between years of measurement were performed through one way ANOVAs. Differences in anthropometric parameters were significant in all age groups of both sexes. Boys measured in 2023 were, on average, 6.4 and 3.3 cm taller than boys measured in the 1980s and 1990s, respectively. Increases in girls were 12 and 7.3 cm, respectively. Average increases in weight of boys measured in 2023 were 7.9 kg compared to the 1980s and 5.8 kg compared to 1990s. Average increases in girls measured in 2023 were 11.3 kg compared to the 1980s, and 7.6 kg compared to the 1990s. Stunting between the 1980s and 1990s decreased by 15 percentage points and between the 1990s and 2023 decreased by 47 percentage points. The percent of children deemed overweight/obese during these periods increased from 8 to 12-50 by 2023. Results reflect the overall trends seen in the Yucatan where stunting has decreased substantially but the numbers of overweight/obese youths have increased dramatically in the past 30 years.

Impact of the Welsh Government Flying Start programme on children’s BMI and immunisation uptake

Flying Start (FS) is the Welsh Government’s targeted Early Years programme for families with children under 4 years of age who live in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Wales. The programme aims to mitigate the impact of poverty which is linked to poor life outcomes in early childhood. In particular, this study aims to investigate the impact of FS programme on FS children’s health outcomes in the form of Body Mass Index (BMI) and immunisation uptake, using linking analysis. The datasets linked to the FS cohort are respectively the Child Measurement Programme (CMP) and the National Community Child Health (NCCH). CMP consists of routinely taking height and weight measures of children in reception year to monitor BMI, whereas the NCCH is used to monitor health surveillance programmes, including immunisation. This project will use linked data to investigate the prevalence of fully immunised children across different levels of engagement with FS programme (normal and under-engagement). It will also look at prevalence of different BMI thresholds (underweight, overweight, and normal weight) and differences in mean BMI scores by FS programme engagement levels. In particular, chi-square will be used to explore differences in the proportion of fully immunised children and BMI thresholds, and t-test will be used to identify between-group differences in mean BMI scores. Results from this programme will inform of long-term health outcomes in relation to Early Years programmes. It will also help policy target resources and inform relevant interventions to support the healthy growth of children.

Patriarchy and Child Well-Being: Evidence from India

The nutrition and care received in childhood can have a profound impact on the adult life of an individual. Governments and the United Nations have emphasized proper care and nutrition for children, and the Sustainable Development Goals have targeted the elimination of stunting and wasting of children under the age of 5 by 2030. However, South Asia is lagging behind in this metric; the World Bank has noted that about 32% of Indian children under age of 5 are stunted, while the world average is 22%. While a number of studies have looked into ways of improving well-being of a child, and women’s empowerment, the relationship between patriarchy and children well-being has not been extensively studied. In this paper, we use data from the 2019 Demographic and Health Survey of India to study this relationship. We modify the patriarchy index outlined in Singh et al. (2021) and use it in our paper. Our primary dependent variable is the standardized height-for-age percentile. We find that patriarchy negatively affects child height in the northern parts of India and among certain religious groups. We theorize that culture of the land together with religion of the household impacts how patriarchy affects child height.

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANDROID-BASED APPLICATION "BERAKSI" TO CONDUCT EARLY DETECTION OF STUNTING

Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in children under five years of age (toddlers) due to chronic malnutrition and recurrent infections, especially during the window of opportunity, namely from the fetus to a child aged 23 months. Children are classified as stunted if their length or height is below minus two standard deviations of the size or height of children their age. Stunting handling must synergize between ministries/institutions, regional governments, and the business world/community. The BERAKSI application is expected to help and make it easier for Cadres and parents to monitor the growth and development of typical toddlers in general and stunted toddlers in particular. Cadres can conduct inspections on Integrated Service Post activities, and parents can monitor the development of babies and toddlers at any time through the application on their respective smartphones. The BERAKSI application displays four menu features, namely the inspection feature: 1) Growth, 2) Development, 3) Balanced Nutrition, and 3) Parenting. The advantage of the BERAKSI Program application compared to similar applications is that it has updates in the form of interventions providing balanced nutrition for toddlers who experience stunting and malnutrition with menus that have been consulted and recommended by nutritionists, as well as having a parenting menu that has been consulted and recommended by child psychologists. Field data input into the BERAKSI application can be saved and downloaded on Google Spreadsheet. The BERAKSI application can be downloaded without paying via Playstore using an Android-based mobile device connected to the internet network.

Edukasi Pencegahan Stunting di Desa Pagar Jati

Stunting is a chronic malnutrition problem caused by a lack of nutritional intake over a long period of time. Stunting is a major problem for areas with limited access to Health and Education resources. Community service was carried out in Pagar Jati Village, Semidang Lagan District, Central Bengkulu Regency regarding stunting prevention. The problem encountered was the number of toddlers or children affected by stunting in Pagar Jati Village, measured by the children's height which was lower compared to their age standard. This service aims to provide educational outreach regarding information regarding the characteristics, causes, impacts and ways to prevent stunting for residents of Pagar Jati Village. Apart from that, it provides comprehensive education or understanding to the public regarding the importance of good parenting and healthy eating patterns. The targets of this education are toddlers and children affected by stunting, teenagers, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and village residents in general. The output of this outreach is by increasing community knowledge and awareness about children's nutritional needs and effective parenting practices, it is hoped that village residents can prevent and treat stunting efficiently and effectively so that the stunting rate in Pagar Jati Village can be minimized significantly.

Tiered Training Model to Improve the Skills of Posyandu Cadres in Measuring Child Anthropometry in Demak Regency, Indonesia

Background: Posyandu cadres still lack the skills to measure anthropometry. Not all cadres received regular training. Objectives: This study aims to develop a training model to improve the skills of Posyandu cadres in conducting anthropometric measurements. Methods: This study used a research and development approach with two main stages. The first stage was the development of the training model. The second stage was field testing of the new training model, using a pretest-posttest control group design. The training model in the form of Training of trainers (ToT) was tested to 49 cadres in the treatment and control groups with expert resource persons, followed by grassroots training with 142 cadres in the treatment group and 146 cadres in the control group with resource persons from the ToT participants. The intervention lasted three months. The effect of applying the training model on changes in the ability of cadres in anthropometric measurements was analyzed using the General Linear Model with a significant p-value &lt;0.05. Results: The developed anthropometry training model is tiered training, including ToT followed by grassroots training. Through the implementation of this training model, the number of trained cadre participants increased threefold. The results of the tiered anthropometry training model trial proved to improve knowledge, attitude, practice, self-efficacy, as well as the precision and accuracy of measuring the length, height, and weight of children by Posyandu cadres (p&lt;0.05). Conclusions: The implementation of a tiered anthropometry training model can increase cadre participants and improve the capacity of cadres in measuring child anthropometry.

Analysis of the Effect of Zinc Consumption on the Growth and Development of School Age Children

Zinc is an essential mineral for the health of school-age children even though the body requires only a small amount of it. Children are among those at high risk of zinc deficiency. The aim of this study is to find out the impact of zinc consumption on the growth of school-age children. This research method uses a literature review design by searching for some articles that are relevant to the topic taken to obtain information, then analyzed and presented in a narrative form. The results show that parents who lack knowledge about the importance of zinc for health and are less attentive to this, then children may be deficient in zinc intake. As a result, it affects the child's height, weight, and brain development. When children consume zinc on a regular basis, it can support their growth, effectively deal with stunting, prevent adverse effects on their temperament, maintain the immune system, and synergistically lower blood sugar levels in obese children. In conclusion, there is a positive influence that supports the growth of the child if the need for zinc is met from food as well as supplements and a negative influence when the child consumes less zinc.

A Web-Based Thai School Lunch Program Promotes Children's Heights: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Schools.

Nutrition has an impact on development and linear growth. However, a few studies examine the connections between children's age-standardized height and their nutritional status and diet quality. This study aimed to find a relationship between dietary consumption and height for age among school students under a web-based Thai school lunch program. Anthropometric data and nutrient consumption were obtained from 24-hour records. Nutrient consumption was calculated using Inmucal. The parent and custodian's data were from the electronic health records. Children's heights were not correlated with parents' heights (P<0.720). Moreover, children with low height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) had significantly lower intakes of minerals (iron, magnesium, and selenium) and vitamins (B6, B12, C, and E). On the other hand, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin E intakes of the children with normal HAZ were higher than their custodians. The Thai school lunch program effectively maintains the normal HAZ of children. Nutritional education in the community is recommended.

Likely causal effects of insulin resistance and IGF-1 bioaction on childhood and adult adiposity: a Mendelian randomization study

BackgroundCirculating insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) concentrations are positively correlated with adiposity. However, the causal effects of insulin and IGF-1 on adiposity are unclear.MethodsWe performed two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses to estimate the likely causal effects of fasting insulin and IGF-1 on relative childhood adiposity and adult body mass index (BMI). To improve accuracy and biological interpretation, we applied Steiger filtering (to avoid reverse causality) and ‘biological effect’ filtering of fasting insulin and IGF-1 associated variants.ResultsFasting insulin-increasing alleles (35 variants also associated with higher fasting glucose, indicative of insulin resistance) were associated with lower relative childhood adiposity (P = 3.8 × 10−3) and lower adult BMI (P = 1.4 × 10−5). IGF-1-increasing alleles also associated with taller childhood height (351 variants indicative of greater IGF-1 bioaction) showed no association with relative childhood adiposity (P = 0.077) or adult BMI (P = 0.562). Conversely, IGF-1-increasing alleles also associated with shorter childhood height (306 variants indicative of IGF-1 resistance) were associated with lower relative childhood adiposity (P = 6.7 × 10−3), but effects on adult BMI were inconclusive.ConclusionsGenetic causal modelling indicates negative effects of insulin resistance on childhood and adult adiposity, and negative effects of IGF-1 resistance on childhood adiposity. Our findings demonstrate the need to distinguish between bioaction and resistance when modelling variants associated with biomarker concentrations.

Effect of long-acting PEGylated growth hormone for catch-up growth in children with idiopathic short stature: a 2-year real-world retrospective cohort study

Several evidence gaps exist regarding the use of long-acting polyethylene glycol recombinant human growth hormone (PEG-rhGH) in children with idiopathic short stature (ISS), particularly studies conducted in real-world settings, with long-term follow-up, involving varied dosing regimens, and in comparison with daily rhGH. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and adherence of once-weekly PEG-rhGH for catch-up growth in children with prepubertal ISS compared to daily rhGH. A real-world retrospective cohort study was conducted in prepubertal children with ISS in China. Children who voluntarily received once-weekly PEG-rhGH or daily rhGH were included and were followed up for 2 years. Ninety-five children were included, 47 received PEG-rhGH 0.2–0.3 mg/kg weekly and 48 received daily rhGH. Outcome measures included effectiveness in catch-up growth, adverse events, and treatment adherence. Height velocity increased significantly in both groups during rhGH therapy. In children who received PEG-rhGH treatment, height velocity was 10.59 ± 1.37 cm/year and 8.75 ± 0.86 cm/year in the first and second year, respectively, which were significantly more than those who received daily rhGH (9.80 ± 1.05 cm/year, P = 0.002, and 8.03 ± 0.89 cm/year, P < 0.001). The height standard deviation score improved at the end of the second year for all children (P < 0.001). However, children who received PEG-rhGH showed more excellent improvement than those with daily rhGH (1.65 ± 0.38 vs. 1.50 ± 0.36, P = 0.001). In children who received PEG-rhGH, lower missed doses were observed than those with daily rhGH (0.75 ± 1.06 vs. 4.4 ± 2.0, P < 0.001). No serious adverse events were observed. Conclusion: PEG-rhGH demonstrated superior effectiveness and adherence compared to daily rhGH in the treatment of children with ISS. The safety profiles were similar between the two treatments.What is Known:• Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) has been used to increase adult height in children with idiopathic short stature (ISS), and its safety profile is comparable to other indications for growth hormone treatment.• The use of long-acting rhGH in children with ISS is still an area of uncertainty.What is New:• This 2-year real-world study provides new evidence that PEGylated rhGH (PEG-rhGH) is more effective than daily rhGH in promoting catch-up growth in children with ISS.• PEG-rhGH also demonstrated superior treatment adherence compared to daily rhGH in children with ISS.• The safety profiles of PEG-rhGH and daily rhGH were found to be similar.

The Influence Of Stunting Prevention Education To Improve Family Knowledge Of Stunting Patients Through “ANTING” Mobile Health

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem that can interfere with a child's growth because it causes the child's height to not match his age or to be shorter. In 2021, Jember was ranked second in the East Java region with a score of 37.08%. ANTING is a mobile health-based Stunting Care Pharmacist which contained educational features and stunting prevention, one of which is through fulfilling clinical nutrition. The purpose of this study was to measure the increase in knowledge of families of stunting patients through mobile health-based education. This research was conducted at a health service facility in one of the sub-districts of Jember district. The research target was the families of stunting patients. This research used a quasy experiment with one group, pre and post test design. Researchers will carry out pre-test measurements from the beginning of the measurement and post-test on the same group at the last measurement. The sampling technique was accidental sampling for one month with a total of 32 samples. The results of the study showed that there was an increase in the knowledge of stunting patients' families after receiving education through the media of mobile health applications which is marked p value 0,004. This ANTING provided some information related to stunting, especially in terms of preventing stunting, so that it has a positive effect on reducing the development of stunting rates.

Functional integration of services during the antenatal period can potentially improve childhood growth parameters beyond infancy: findings from a post-interventional follow-up study in West Bengal, India

BackgroundDespite progress, the prevalence of childhood undernutrition in India remains amongst the highest globally.ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the impact of a functional integration interventional package during the antenatal period on childhood growth parameters.MethodsThis is a post-interventional follow-up study of a maternal nutrition interventional study conducted between 2018 and 2019 among women in their first trimester of pregnancy from three districts in West Bengal, India. Pregnant women received a package of augmented interventions from study staff which supplemented those provided to them under the state-run programmes, that included body-mass-index measurement at pregnancy registration, monthly weight monitoring, targeted dietary counselling, supervised supplementary nutrition intake and iron-folic acid supplementation during daily anganwadi center visits. In the current follow-up study conducted in 2021, age-matched pregnant women from the same areas who were pregnant during the same period as in the original study and had received standard-of-care under the state-run programmes were recruited into a comparison group. Study staff collected data regarding maternal height and serial weights that were recorded at antenatal visits in 2018-19, and birth and infant characteristics. Child height and weight were measured during the follow-up visit in 2021, which were used to calculate the relative risks of stunting, wasting and underweight using generalized linear models, to understand the sustained impact of the intervention beyond infancy. Eight-hundred-nine mother-child dyads (406 intervention; 403 comparison) were followed.ResultsMedian age of women in the intervention and comparison group was 23 (IQR 20–25) and 25 (IQR 24–27) years respectively. Median gestational-weight-gain was higher amongst intervention group women (9 vs. 8 kg, p = 0.04). Low-birth-weight prevalence was 29.3% (119/406) and 32.0% (129/403) in the intervention and comparison group. At 12–35 months of age, children born to women in the intervention group had significantly reduced risk of stunting (RR = 0.65, 95% CI 0.44–0.94), wasting (RR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.33–0.97) and underweight (RR = 0.61, 95% CI 0.42–0.88).ConclusionsThese results indicate that functional integration and strengthening of routine antenatal care services including targeted nutritional counselling to expectant mothers can have distal beneficial effects on childhood undernutrition beyond the immediate post-natal period.

PENYULUHAN MASALAH STUNTING TERKAIT PENCEGAHAN MASALAH DAN MASA DEPAN INDONESIA

Stunting is a growth disorder in children caused by repeated infections and malnutrition. This is indicated by the child's height being less than the age standard. The stunting rate in Indonesia is still quite high. Although there is a decrease from 24.4 percent in 2021 to 21.6 percent in 2022, this figure is still far from the target of 14% in 2024. Long-term malnutrition which can start during pregnancy is the main cause of stunting. Therefore, it is very important to consider the nutritional intake of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and provide appropriate complementary foods for breast milk. To prevent stunting, pregnant women must get better nutrition, get the right complementary foods for breast milk, and encourage eating healthy foods. The Indonesian government, in collaboration with international organizations such as UNICEF, has taken various steps to address this problem. The method used in this community service activity consists of several stages, namely the preparation stage, implementation stage and evaluation stage. This activity was carried out at Posyandu Sejahtera Pondok Kelapa Duren Sawit, East Jakarta. The results of the counseling showed that as a result of the implementation of community service, 90% of theparticipants were able to explain stunting prevention.

Pencegahan Stunting Pada Balita Desa Sukamenak Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Wanaraja Kabupaten Garut

Stunting is defined as a condition in which a child's height or length is below the standard height for their age. It is a chronic malnutrition problem caused by insufficient nutritional intake over an extended period of time. Stunting can result in disrupted productivity in adulthood and hinder a child's physical growth and cognitive development. In addition to nutritional factors, stunting is caused by socioeconomic, knowledge, and infectious disease factors. The objective of this activity is to provide counseling and dissemination about stunting, nutritional needs, and the preparation of unique and healthy food variations