<![CDATA[Stunting is associated with the risk of morbidity and mortality, poor brain development, as well as slow motor skill development and mental retardation. This research is a quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The population in this study were stunted toddlers in the Puskesmas working area with a total sample of 83 samples using a total sampling technique . The collected data was then analyzed univariately. The results showed that from a total of 83 samples, most of them were male (50.6%), most of the mothers with elementary school education/equivalent were 33 people (39.8%), most of them had fathers who worked as farmers as many as 55 people (66.3%). The majority of mothers work as IRT as many as 75 people (90.4%). Stunting toddlers have fathers with short height categories as many as 66 people (81.5%) and most of them have mothers with short height categories as many as 72 people (86.7%). With parents whose income is < Rp 1,000,000.00 per month as many as 29 toddlers (34.9%), most of the toddlers do not have a history of LBW as many as 69 toddlers (83.1%), having a history of complete immunization as many as 77 toddlers (92 ,8%) and did not have a history of exclusive breastfeeding, namely 49 toddlers (59.0%). Therefore, the researcher recommends that the Puskesmas provide additional education to mothers about stunting and the importance of exclusive breastfeeding at posyandu.]]>
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