ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF INCREASED STUNTING INCIDENCE IN THE WORK AREA OF THE CEMPAE HEALTH CENTER PAREPARE CITY

Abstract

Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in children under five as a result of chronic malnutrition so that the child is too short for his age. This study aims to analyze what are the determinant factors associated with the increased incidence of stunting in the Work Area of ​​the Cempae Health Center, Parepare City, South Sulawesi. This study uses a cross-sectional study approach. The population of this study were all toddlers aged 24-59 as many as 715 toddlers. Respondents in this study were mothers of toddlers and a sample of 191 toddlers was taken by purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using chi-square and logistic regression. The results of the analysis showed that children under five who experienced stunting were 30.9%. Based on the chi square results, there was a relationship between income (p=0.022), history of infectious disease (p=0.032), history of exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.000), history of immunization status (p=0.000), environmental sanitation (p=0.016) , history of prenatal care (p = 0.001), mother's attitude in giving food (p = 0.032), and there was no relationship between mother's knowledge about balanced nutrition (p = 0.685) and food intake (p = 0.976) with an increase in the incidence of stunting in the region. Cempae Public Health Center in Parepare City. The results of logistic regression showed that a history of exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.000), a history of immunization status (p = 0.014) and a history of prenatal care (p = 0.012) were the variables most associated with the increase in the incidence of stunting in the Cempae Health Center Work Area, Parepare City. In conclusion, there is a relationship between income, history of infectious diseases, history of exclusive breastfeeding, history of immunization status, environmental sanitation, history of pregnancy checks, mother's attitude in feeding and there is no relationship between mother's knowledge of balanced nutrition and food intake with increased incidence of stunting in the region. Cempae Public Health Center in Parepare City. The variables most related to the increase in the incidence of stunting in the working area of ​​the Cempae Health Center, Parepare City, were the history of exclusive breastfeeding, history of immunization status and history of pregnancy checks. It is hoped that health workers will further improve their nutrition improvement activities or programs in the first 1000 days of life.