<![CDATA[Introduction: Stunting is a chronic malnutrition problem caused by a lack of nutritional intake for a long time, especially in the first 1,000 days of life, this causes disorders in the future, namely experiencing difficulties in achieving optimal physical and cognitive development. Some of the factors that affect the incidence of stunting include: maternal knowledge, child gender, number of children, birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding and infectious diseases. Methods: This type of research is observational analytics with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique was carried out by purposive sampling of 92 respondents under five who had met the inclusion and exclusion criteria with an analysis technique using the Spearman's Rho test. Results: The results of this study showed a value of p = 0.000 < 0.05, this shows that there is a relationship between the mother's level of knowledge and the incidence of stunting. The results of the study showed p= 0.000 < 0.05, this shows that there is a relationship between the sex of the child and the incidence of stunting. The results showed p= 0.000 < 0.05, this shows that there is a relationship between the number of children and the incidence of stunting. The results showed p= 0.000 < 0.05, this shows that there is a relationship between birth weight and the incidence of stunting. The results showed p= 0.000 < 0.05, this shows that there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of stunting. The results showed p= 0.000 < 0.05, this shows that there is a relationship between infectious diseases and stunting incidence Conclusion: There is a relationship between maternal knowledge, child sex, number of children, birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding and infectious diseases to the incidence of stunting in the work area of the Kubutambahan I Health Center.]]>
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