Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat
Vol 20, No 2 (2024)

Impact Sanitation, Childbearing Age, Number of Children, Mother's Age with the Risk of Stunting in Children

Najib, Najib (Unknown)
Giyarsih, Sri Rum (Unknown)
Listyaningsih, Umi (Unknown)
Nawawi, Nawawi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2024

Abstract

Sanitation, childbearing age, number of children, and mother's age adequate is still the main challenge that has an impact on increasing the risk of stunting. This study aims to identify factors that affect the risk of stunting in children in Semarang City, Central Java Province, Indonesia, with a special focus on sanitation, childbearing age, number of children, and mother's age. The study used a linear regression research design with a sample of 383 mothers and their children in 2022. Data analysis was carried out using the ANOVA technique to evaluate the influence of independent variables on stunting risk. The results showed that sanitation (B = 1,060, p 0.001), age of delivery (B = 0.149, p = 0.018), and number of children (B = 1,027, p 0.001) had a significant positive relationship with stunting risk. In contrast, maternal age (B = -0.511, p 0.001) showed a significant negative association with stunting risk. These findings have important implications for the development of public health policies and practices, particularly in improving sanitation and nutritional interventions in young mothers and families with many children. This study makes a unique contribution by identifying specific variables that affect stunting risk in Indonesia, which can be used to develop more effective prevention strategies.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

kemas

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

KEMAS Journal: Research Study in Public Health publishes the article based on research or equivalent to research results in public health or other disciplines related to public health that has not been loaded/published by other media. The journal contains articles about epidemiology and ...