Strada Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK)
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021): May

Factors Contributing to Catch-Up Growth of Child with Stunting: A Literature Review

Ayuni Rizka Utami (Universitas Indonesia)
Nani Nurhaeni (Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 May 2021

Abstract

Stunting is the main problems for children in Indonesia, children who are already stunted can catch-up growth to minimize the impact of stunting. This literature study aims to identified the factors contribute to catch-up growth in children with stunting. Literature search several online databases with the keyword "Factors AND Stunting Catch-up Growth AND Child *". The selected articles were articles published in 2016-2020 in English and used a sample of children with stunting. The results of the literature study found 555 articles and 9 articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Several major factors that contribute to the catch-up growth of children with stunting are the level of education and height of the mother, economic status, socio-culture, nutritional supplements and community based intervention. Contributing factors can be used as considerations in providing interventions to support catch-up growth in children with stunting so as to reduce the impact of stunting.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

sjik

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry Health Professions Public Health

Description

STRADA Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK) is a journal developed to disseminate and discuss the scientific literature and other research on the development of health so as to improve health workers knowledge and ultimately population health worldwide. This journal is intended as a medium for ...