The Relation between stunting and children characteristic,anemia and nutrition intake in children under 3 years old in community health center in Cibeber Dinar Mutiara (a), Andri Andrian R (b) Endry Septiadi (c) Jihan Amalia (d) Rizky Sukma R (e) M.Rizki Fernanda (f)
a) Nutritional departement of Medical Faculty , Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi Indonesia
b) Forensic Departement of Medical Faculty , Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi Indonesia
c)Nutritional departement of Medical Faculty , Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi Indonesia
d)Nutritional departement of Medical Faculty , Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi Indonesia
e) Medical Faculty , Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi Indonesia
f) Medical Faculty , Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi Indonesia
e)
Abstract
Stunting is a condition in which one^s height-for-age does not meet with the age standard and it is an indicator of malnutrition in children at their early age. One is said to be stunting when the z-score of height-for-age is lower than -2 standard deviation based on WHO-MGRS (World Health Organization-Multicentre Growth Reference Study). Stunting prevalence in Cimahi in 2019 was fairly high with 9,06%. The purpose of this research was to find the relation between stunting and the children^s characteristics (age, sex, and low birth weight), nutrition intake (iron and protein intake), and anaemia in children under 3 years old in the working area of the Community Health Center in Cibeber, Cimahi. This study was conducted using an analytical study method with cross sectional observation. The sample collection was performed by consecutive sampling, which obtained 32 samples. The instrument used was body height measurement, haemoglobinometer, questionnaire, and filling on 24-hour food recall sheet. Based on the chi-square statistic test, it was concluded that there was a relation between nutrition intake and stunting prevalence in children under 3 years old, which was protein intake with p-value of 0.009 and iron intake with p-value = 0,035, low birth weight with p-value of 0,001. There was no significant relation between sex with p-value of 0,327, and anemia with p-value of 1.129 and stunting prevalence in children under 3 years old. The conclusion drawn from this study was that low birth weight, nutrition intake, iron and protein intake, had a significant relation to stunting prevalence in children under 3 years old.
