FAKTOR PENYEBAB KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA UMUR 12-59 BULAN DI NAGARI CANDUANG KOTO LAWEH

Abstract

Stunting is the condition of a person's body being shorter than the height of other people in general. The
problem of chronic malnutrition is caused by inadequate nutritional intake over a long period of time due
to the provision of food that is not in accordance with nutritional needs. This study aims to determine the
factors causing the incidence of stunting in toddlers aged 12-59 months in the working area of the Lasi
Nagari Canduang Koto Laweh Community Health Center in 2023. The type of research used was
quantitative, with a cross sectional research design, the sample in this study was 76 respondents,
sampling was taken using a total sampling technique. Data analysis was used with univariate and
bivariate chi square statistical tests. The data used are primary data and secondary data from the health
center. This research was conducted in Nagari Canduang Koto Laweh which was held in July 2023. The
results of the research showed that 76 respondents showed that their toddlers were not stunted, 58
toddlers (76.3%), 18 toddlers (23%) were stunted, 53 toddlers (69.7%) were not infected with disease, 40
toddlers had poor feeding habits. (52.6%), good hand washing habits of 41 toddlers (53.9%), physical
quality of water meets the requirements of 76 toddlers (100.0%), healthy toilet characteristics of 65
toddlers (85.5%), already have good SPAL 58 toddlers (76.3%). The conclusion is that there is a
relationship between the feeding habits of toddlers and the incidence of stunting, with a value of OR =
3.580, which means that mothers whose toddlers are fed poorly are at 4 times greater risk than mothers
whose feeding habits are good.