<![CDATA[Background: Stunting in under-five children is a chronic nutritional problem affecting linear growth, cognitive development, and long-term risk of non-communicable disease. Structured nutrition interventions with regular anthropometric monitoring are expected to improve nutritional status, although evidence on the magnitude of short-term (3-month) improvement at the primary care level remains limited.Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a 3-month nutrition intervention on changes in anthropometric status (Height-for-Age Z-score/HAZ, Weight-for-Age Z-score/WAZ, and Weight-for-Height Z-score/WHZ) among stunted under-five children.Methods: This prospective cohort study used a pre-post design without a control group involving 32 stunted children in Mamajang Subdistrict, Makassar City. Weight and height were measured at baseline, Month-1, Month-2, and Month-3, then converted into Z-scores based on the WHO Child Growth Standards (2006). The Friedman test was used to compare the four time points, followed by pairwise Wilcoxon signed-rank tests with Bonferroni correction.]]>
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