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
