Jurnal Biologi Tropis
Vol. 25 No. 4 (2025): in Progress

Utilization of Posyandu Services and its Relationship with Stunting in 6–24-Month Old Children

Nurmawaddah, Intan (Unknown)
Nurbaiti, Lina (Unknown)
Paramaiswari, Nurul Firdausi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Oct 2025

Abstract

Stunting is still a serious public health concern in Indonesia, especially in places with poor access to medical care. Stunting risk is thought to be significantly decreased by using Posyandu services, which include exclusive breastfeeding, full basic immunization, and appropriate reporting in the Maternal and Child Health (KIA) Book. Ninety respondents were chosen by stratified random sampling for this cross-sectional observational analytical study. Bivariate statistical analysis was conducted to examine the relationships between exclusive breastfeeding, basic immunization, and KIA Book completeness with stunting. The results showed no significant association between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting (p = 0.687), basic immunization and stunting (p = 0.079), or KIA Book completeness and stunting (p = 0.665). Although immunization coverage was higher among stunted children (93% versus 80%) and KIA Book completeness was high in both groups (98% in stunted versus 96% in non-stunted), these differences were not statistically significant. In conclusion, exclusive breastfeeding, basic immunization, and KIA Book documentation were not significantly associated with stunting in children attending the Puyung Health Center, Central Lombok Regency. Further studies are recommended to explore the roles of nutrition, parenting practices, and socioeconomic factors in the occurrence of stunting.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBT

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

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Jurnal Biologi Tropis (ISSN Cetak 1411-9587 dan ISSN Online 2549-7863) diterbitkan mulai tahun 2000 dengan frekuensi 2 kali setahun oleh Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi PMIPA FKIP Universitas Mataram, berisi hasil penelitian dan ulasan Ilmiah dalam bidang Biologi ...