RISK FACTORS OF STUNTING INCIDENCE ON TODDLERS AGE 25-59 MONTH AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE KOTAGEDE I YOGYAKARTA CITY IN 2018

2018-09-06

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Stunting was a chronic condition of poor linier growth in a child that was an accumulation of the impact of various factors such as poor nutrition and health before and after the child’s birth. The highest stunting case occurred in Community’s health center Kotagede I as a public health center in Kotagede Yogyakarta. Base on that, this research will examine the related factors in children aged 25-59 months in Kotagede I Health Center of Yogyakarta control research design. This research use simple random sampling to collect data from 78 respondents from each neighborhood’s health service team as community’s health service. The data were analyzed using Chi-square test and logistic regression. The result showed stunting in children under five risk factors are a history of mother education level p-value 0.033 OR = 2,293 (95% CI 1,121-4,694), history of breast feeding p-value 0,010 OR = 2,429 (95% CI 1,276-4,624), history of mother’s height p-value 0,002 OR = 2,130 (95% CI 1,794-2,530), and birth weight p-value 0,001 OR = 4,242 (95% CI 1,696-10,605). The dominant risk factor of stunting was birth weight (OR = 4,270, 95% CI 1.676-10.878). With that result, pregnant mother, health worker, and government should pay more attention to pregnancy preparation stage, fulfillment of nutrition during pregnancy, and exclusive breast feeding after pregnancy.