Thyroid Disorders as a Factor Related For Sunting: a Literature Review
Septi Wardani, Dwi Sulistyono

Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Abstract

Stunting is a nutritional problem that has multifactorial causes. These multifactorial causes include poor nutritional intake, genetic factors and hormonal problems. Thyroid disorders are one of the hormonal problems that cause stunting.

This literature review is to describe whether thyroid disorders are a factor associated with stunting in children

The literature search used two databases, pubmed and google scholar, with the keywords stunting, thyroid disorders. The focus of the selection of articles is original research, in English and published from 2021 to 2022, with the criteria for stunting children

The finding showed that from 3,500 children, 13.4% were stunted, and as many as 872 children or 25% of children had thyroid disorders, and from the results of this literature review, it was conveyed that there was a relationship between thyroid disorders and the incidence of stunting in children

This study can provide benefits for the community and health workers, by jointly preventing thyroid disorders in mothers and babies, it will reduce the risk of stunting in children due to thyroid disorders.

Keywords: Stunting- thyroid disorders- related factors

Topic: Medicine and Health Sciences