Factors Of Child Care And Stunting Incidence In The Work Area Of The Labuan Public Health Center Donggala District Rosmala Nur and Hasanah
Departement of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract
Stunting status in children is a public health problem in Indonesia. Stunting is a developmental disorder experienced by children due to malnutrition, repeated infections and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Several factors cause stunting, namely the practice of giving colostrum and exclusive breastfeeding, consumption patterns of children, infectious diseases, access and availability of food as well as sanitation and environmental health
The purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior of child care and to determine the relationship between child care (colostrum, exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding for up to 2 years and complementary feeding with stunting in the Work Area of the Labuan Health Center, Donggala Regency.
This type of research is quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study was 50 people in Labuan Toposo Village. The sampling technique used purposive sampling and analyzed using the Chi Square test. The results showed that respondents with high knowledge were 44%, good attitudes were 42% and positive behavior were 34% towards child care and showed that there was a relationship between child care, namely giving colostrum (p=0.002), exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.014), 2 years of breastfeeding (p=0.022) and complementary feeding (p=0.001) with the incidence of stunting in the working area of the Labuan Health Center, Labuan District, Donggala Regency. In conclusion, there is a significant relationship between child care (colostrum giving, exclusive breastfeeding, 2 years breastfeeding and solids) and stunting
