PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND BARRIERS IN THE STUNTING PREVENTION BEHAVIOR AMONG FATHER IN COASTAL AREA OF SURABAYA
Ilya Krisnana1, Eka Mishbahatul MHAS1, Praba Diyan Rachmawati1, Rofiatul Muktamaroh1, Wahyuni Tri Lestari1, Qori Ila Saidah2

1. Faculty of Nursing Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya Indonesia
2. STIKES Hang Tuah Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

The abundant diversity of food is still reversed by the high incidence of stunting in toddlers, especially in the coastal areas of Surabaya. Providing and processing healthy food menus properly and correctly are the obligation of parents. Therefore, it is necessary to involve the role of parents, especially fathers in preventing stunting in toddlers. The purpose of this study was to explain the relationship between perceived benefits and perceived obstacles with father^s behavior in preventing stunting in toddlers in the coastal area of Surabaya. This study used a correlation design with a cross-sectional approach. The population is all fathers who have toddlers in the coastal area of Surabaya. 313 father were taken as a sample by using cluster random sampling. The independent variables in the research are perceived benefits and perceived obstacles. The dependent variable in this study is stunting prevention behavior with a food diversity and eating frequency. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using the Spearman rho test with a degree of significance &#945- = 0.05. The results showed that perceived benefits were associated with food diversity (p=0.000), perceived benefits were not associated with eating frequency (p=0.397), perceived barriers were not associated with food diversity (p=0.197), and perceived barriers were not associated with food frequency eat (p=0.820). The higher perceptions of benefit, the better father behavior in preventing stunting especIally food diversity in toddler at the coast of Surabaya

Keywords: perceived benefits, perceived obstacles, stunting prevention, father, toddlers

Topic: Maternal and child health