Keywords
Balita
PBLR
Asupan Protein
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Abstract
Background: Stunting is a condition of growth failure in children (body and brain growth) or chronic malnutrition due to malnutrition for a long time, resulting in children being shorter than normal children their age and having delays in thinking. The problem of stunting is still the main focus in handling nutritional problems in Indonesia.
Methods: This type of research is an analytical observational research with a cross-sectional study design. The population in this research were toddlers aged 24-49 months as many as 548 people and the sample in this research was part of the population taken by purposive sampling so the number of samples was 137 people multiplied by 2 to 274 samples. Data analysis was univariate and bivariate with the Chy-square analysis technique. This research started on 16 July to 15 August 2022.
Results: The results showed that as many as 43 toddlers (16%) were stunted and as many as 231 toddlers (84%) were not stunted. There was a relationship between PBLR (p=0.002), protein intake (p=0.000) and there was no relationship between the history of pregnant women with anemia (p=1,000), BBLR( p=0.426), and History of Exclusive Breastfeeding (p=0.490) with the incidence of stunting in toddlers. Data analysis was carried out using the chi-square test.
Results: It is hoped that the public health center can make a more constructive program to minimize the risk factors that cause stunting.