FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE INCIDENCE OF STUNTING IN TOODDLERS AGED 6-59 MONTHS

Lili Rahmawati (Progran Study of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Teuku Umar University)
Susy Sriwahyuni (Progran Study of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Teuku Umar University)
Enda Silvia Putri (Progran Study of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Teuku Umar University)

Multidiciplinary Output Research for Actual and International Issue (Morfai Journal)
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): April (April-June)

Based on WHO data (2018), the average prevalence of stunting under five in Indonesia in the 2005-2017 range is 36.4%. Indonesian Toddler Nutritional Status Survey (SSGBI) in 2019 shows the prevalence of stunting under five in Aceh province is 33.6%. Meanwhile, for West Aceh district, the prevalence of stunting under five is quite high, at 40.4%. The high prevalence of stunting in West Aceh is still an important health problem to overcome because children are the nation's assets in the future. Objective: to determine the factors that influence the incidence of stunting in Kaway XVI sub-district. Methods: Quantitative research with Cross Sectional Study approach. The population in this study were all toddlers aged 0-59 months totaling 126 toddlers and the research sample was toddlers aged 6-59 months, with the sampling method using purposive sampling technique with a total of 117 samples. Results: The results showed that there was no significant effect between exclusive breastfeeding (p: 0.683), feeding patterns (p: 0.376), and mother's knowledge (p: 0.483) on the incidence of stunting, and there was a significant effect between maternal education (p: 0.018) on the incidence of stunting in toddlers aged 6-59 months in Kaway XVI sub-district.