<![CDATA[This case-control study identified the STBM-Stunting components associated with stunting among children under five in Palangka Raya. Data were collected in April-October 2024 from 80 children aged 0-59 months: 40 stunted cases and 40 controls with normal nutritional status, selected purposively. Case status was confirmed using length/height-for-age below -2 SD. Eight components were assessed through structured interviews and observation: open defecation, handwashing with soap, household drinking-water and food management, household solid-waste management, household liquid-waste management, maternal nutrition, infant and young child feeding, and growth monitoring. Significant associations were found for handwashing with soap (p=0.011), household drinking-water and food management (p=0.005), household liquid-waste management (p=0.049), and maternal nutrition (p=0.005). The remaining components were not statistically significant. These findings support combining household hygiene-sanitation measures with maternal nutrition surveillance in local stunting prevention]]>
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