TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors related to stunting among children age 6-59 months in babakan madang sub-district, West Java, Indonesia
AU - Yuliastini, Sri
AU - Sudiarti, Trini
AU - Sartika, Ratu Ayu Dewi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Enviro Research Publishers.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Stunting is a category of malnutrition that can cause death for children. In 2018, 30.8% of children under five in Indonesia experienced stunting. This study aimed to determine the factors that are related to stunting in Babakan Madang sub district, West Java, Indonesia. A cross sectional study was carried out among 612 children aged 6–59 months on May–August 2019. Z-scores were calculated using WHO Anthro. The characteristics of the under-fives (sex, age, history of infectious diseases), maternal characteristics (education level, mother’s occupation, income per month, age during pregnancy, parity), and infant feeding practices (colostrum feeding, early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, pre-lacteal feeding, timely complementary feeding) were analysed. The results of univariate and bivariate analysis using Chi-square showed that for age over 24 months, nonexclusive breastfeeding and untimely complementary feeding were related to stunting. It is recommended that local governments conduct counselling and make positive approaches to the community emphasizing the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and timely complementary feeding.
AB - Stunting is a category of malnutrition that can cause death for children. In 2018, 30.8% of children under five in Indonesia experienced stunting. This study aimed to determine the factors that are related to stunting in Babakan Madang sub district, West Java, Indonesia. A cross sectional study was carried out among 612 children aged 6–59 months on May–August 2019. Z-scores were calculated using WHO Anthro. The characteristics of the under-fives (sex, age, history of infectious diseases), maternal characteristics (education level, mother’s occupation, income per month, age during pregnancy, parity), and infant feeding practices (colostrum feeding, early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, pre-lacteal feeding, timely complementary feeding) were analysed. The results of univariate and bivariate analysis using Chi-square showed that for age over 24 months, nonexclusive breastfeeding and untimely complementary feeding were related to stunting. It is recommended that local governments conduct counselling and make positive approaches to the community emphasizing the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and timely complementary feeding.
KW - Aged 6–59 Months
KW - Children
KW - Complementary Feeding
KW - Infant Feeding Practice
KW - Pre-Lacteal Feeding
KW - Stunting
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U2 - 10.12944/CRNFSJ.8.2.10
DO - 10.12944/CRNFSJ.8.2.10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090664337
SN - 2347-467X
VL - 8
SP - 454
EP - 461
JO - Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science
JF - Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science
IS - 2
ER -