<![CDATA[Abstrak: Stunting adalah kondisi tubuh pendek dan sangat pendek yang melebihi defisit -2 SD di bawah median panjang atau tinggi badan. Stunting merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat karena berhubungan dengan peningkatan risiko morbiditas dan mortalitas, keterlambatan perkembangan motorik, dan pertumbuhan mental terhambat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah diketahuinya hubungan pemberian ASI eksklusif dan frekuensi kunjungan antenatal care dengan kejadian stunting serta diketahuinya faktor dominan penyebab stunting pada balita. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan rancangan Kasus Kontrol dan melibatkan 23 orang ibu yang balitanya terdiagnosis stunting sebagai responden (kasus) dan 23 orang ibu yang balitanya tidak terdiagnosis stunting (sebagai kontrol). Penelitian ini dilakukan di wilayah kerja puskesmas Kota Batam. Pengolahan dan analisis data menggunakan uji chi square (bivariat) dan regresi logistik ganda (multivariat). Hasil analisis menggunakan uji chi square menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pemberian ASI eksklusif dan frekuensi kunjungan antenatal care dengan kejadian stunting. Hasil analisis multivariat menunjukkan variabel yang paling berpengaruh terhadap kejadian stunting adalah variabel Frekuensi Kunjungan Antenatal Care. Pemerintah, jika ingin menurunkan prevalensi stunting di Desa Sadai, wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sungai Panas, perlu meningkatkan edukasi kepada masyarakat, terutama ibu hamil, tentang pentingnya pemeriksaan kehamilan yang berkualitas dan teratur sesuai aturan.Abstract: Stunting is a short and very short body condition that exceeds a -2 SD deficit below the median length or height. Stunting is a public health problem because it is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, delayed motor development, and stunted mental growth. The purpose of this research isthe relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the frequency of antenatal care visits with the incidence of stunting is known and the dominant factor that causes stunting in toddlers is known. This study was a quantitative study with a Case Control design and involved 23 mothers whose toddlers were diagnosed with stunting as respondents (cases) and 23 mothers whose toddlers were not diagnosed with stunting (as controls). This research was conducted in the Sadai sub-district, the working area of the Sungai Panas Public Health Center in Batam.Data processing and analysis chi square test (bivariate) and multiple logistic regression (multivariate). The results of the analysis using the chi square test showed that there was a significant relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the frequency of antenatal care visits with the incidence of stunting. The results of the multivariate analysis show variablesthe dominant influence on the incidence of stunting is the variable Frequency of Antenatal Care visits. The government, if it wants to reduce the prevalence of stunting in Sadai village, the working area of the Sungai Panas Health Center, should increase education to the public, especially pregnant women, about the importance of regular quality pregnancy checks according to the rules.]]>
