INDONESIAN MIDWIFERY HEALTH AND SCIENCES JOURNAL
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2020): Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, October 2020

RISK FACTORS OF STUNTING EVENTS IN TODDLERS AGED 24-59 MONTHS

Mufidah Binti Eka (Midwifery Study Programme, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya)
Ilya Krisnana (2. Maternity and Child Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya)
Dominicus Husada (Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Nov 2021

Abstract

AbstractBackground: Stunting is one priority problem in Indonesia. The incidence of stunting in toddlers at the Tambak Wedi Public Health Center Surabaya in 2015 and 2016 were 31.3% and 33%, respectively. This study aims to analyze the risk factors for stunting in toddlers aged 24-59 months in  Tambak Wedi Health Center Surabaya. Method: This observational analytic research used cross sectional approach. The population in this study was 220 and the sample size was 110 mothers and toddlers. Samples were selected by proportional cluster random sampling from the population of 220 pairs mothers and toddlers. Independent variables of the  mothers include height, upper arm circumference, frequency of ANC visits, weight gain during pregnancy, meanwhile of the toddlers included birth length and birth weight. The dependent variable was stunting. Statistical analysis used chi-square  and multiple logistic regression tests. Results: There were 100 pairs of mother and toddlers in the study. Bivariate analysis showed a significant relationship between maternal height (p = 0.025, RR = 0.406), frequency of ANC visits (p = 0.017, RR = 0.382), increase in maternal weight during pregnancy (p = 0.017, RR = 0.328), the baby’s birth length (p = <0.001, RR = 0.256), and the baby's birth weight (p = <0.001, RR = 0.208) with stunting. Multivariate analysis showed maternal height and ANC visit as the significant risk factors of stunting. Conclusion: Maternal height and the frequency of ANC visits were the risk factors for stunting among toddlers aged 24-59 months in Tambak Wedi Public Health Center in Surabaya.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IMHSJ

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Subject

Education Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal (e-ISSN 2656-7806) is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by Universitas Airlangga. The scope for Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal includes Adolescents, premarital and preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, ...