<![CDATA[Background: Stunting is a condition of malnutrition with TB/U indicators which indicate chronicnutritional problems. As a result of interviews conducted with nutrition officers from the PilolodaaCommunity Health Center, data was obtained that the cause of stunting in the area was due toinappropriate feeding and exclusive breastfeeding. This was related to maternal education and familysocio-economics. However, currently, the relationship between feeding patterns and exclusivebreastfeeding on the incidence of stunting among toddlers in Pilolodaa Village has not yet been studied.Objective: The research aims to analyze the relationship between the determinants of stunting, namelymaternal characteristics (age, education and employment), family income, feeding patterns andexclusive breastfeeding on the incidence of stunting in Pilolodaa Village. Method: The method used isanalytical with a cross-sectional approachSampling was taken using the total sampling technique asmuch as 43 respondents. The research was conducted in Pilolodaa Village from 26 June to 7 July 2023.Data were collected by questionnaires and toddlers' height was measured using a microtoise which wasconverted into a standardized value (z-score). Data were analyzed using the Spearmen's Rho test.Results: The results of the study showed that the determinant factors for toddler stunting, namelymaternal characteristics, were not significant at p>0.05 for the incidence of stunting. However, the factors of feeding patterns, exclusive breastfeeding, and family income are significantdeterminants at p<0.05 of the incidence of stunting. Conclusion: There was a relationship betweenfeeding patterns, exclusive breastfeeding and family income on the incidence of stunting among toddlersin the Pilolodaa, while there is no relationship with maternal characteristics.]]>
