Healthcare Nursing Journal
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025): HealthCare Nursing Journal

Environmental Sanitation and Stunting Among Toddlers In Indramayu : A CrossSectional Study

Dedeh Husnaniyah (Nursing Department, Indramayu Health College, Wirapati Sindang Street, Indramayu Regency 45222)
Ali Musthofa (Nursing Department, Indramayu Health College, Wirapati Sindang Street, Indramayu Regency 45222)
Kamsari (Nursing Department, Indramayu Health College, Wirapati Sindang Street, Indramayu Regency 45222)
Beltrand Prayoga (Nursing Department, Indramayu Health College, Wirapati Sindang Street, Indramayu Regency 45222)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2025

Abstract

Stunting is chronic malnutrition over a long period of time. One of the factors causing stunting in toddlers is environmental sanitation. Environmental sanitation is an effort to control all human physical environmental factors that may cause or may cause things that are detrimental to human physical development, health and survival. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between environmental sanitation and stunting in toddlers in Indramayu. This research is quantitative research with cross-sectional study. The population in this study were mothers who had toddlers aged 12-59 months in the Lelea Health Center Service Area, Indramayu Regency. The sampling technique used was a purposive sampling of 46 respondents. The research instrument used a questionnaire and observation sheet, data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis. The results of this study show that as many as 27 (58.7%) mothers had an unhealthy environment and as many as 28 (60.9%) toddlers were identified as having stunting. The results of the analysis showed that there was no relationship between environmental sanitation and stunting in Indramayu with a P-value = 0.566 (α = 0.05). The conclusion of this study is that there is no relationship between environmental sanitation and stunting in Indramayu.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

healtcare

Publisher

Subject

Nursing

Description

Healthcare Nursing Journal merupakan salah satu Journal Elektronik yang dikelola oleh Program Studi Keperawatan Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya. Jurnal ini terbit secara berkala, dan merupakan fasilitas bagi civitas akademika pada bidang kesehatan dan keperawatan. Memuat berbagai karya tulis ...