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Description of Stunting in Children under 5 years and Corresponding Factors in

Working Region of Puskesmas Kelurahan Jelambar Baru, Kecamatan Grogol


Petamburan, West Jakarta between April 2015
Ameer R
Faculty of Medicine Krida Wacana Christian University
Abstract
Stunting is a mayor health problem which illustrates delayed growth in children
that caused by chronic malnutrition. According to WHO Child GrowthStandar,
stunting is the state of the body is short and very short. Showed by 2-score
height for age < -2SD. Based on Health Research in 2013 shows that national
prevalenceof stunting in childrenwas 31.2%. The purpose of this study is to
determine the prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years old and the
corresponding factors in working region of Puskesmas Jelambar Baru, Kecamatan
Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta between April 2015. The study used here is a
descriptive study design with cross-sectional on height for age, maternal age,
maternal education, mothers employment, mothers knowledge, family income,
history of Ante Natal Care (ANC), complications during pregnancy, birth weight,
history of exclusive breast feeding and dietary habit of children. The research
subjects of the study were a total of 102 people. This analysis used in Chi-Square
test and Fisher with significance level of 5% with 95% confidence level using
SPSS v16. Statistical analysis showed significant association between stunting in
children with maternal education (p= 0.005), family income (p= 0.030),
mothers knowledge (p= 0.008), birth weight (p= 0.001), dietary habit (p=
0.028) and there was no association between maternal age (p= 0.924), mothers
employment (p= 0.213), history of Ante Natal Care (p= 0.0716), complication
during pregnancy (p= 0.231), history of exclusive breast feeding (p= 0.512) with
stunting in children under 5 years in Puskesmas.
Keywords: stunting, maternal education, family income, mothers knowledge,
birth weight, dietary habit.

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