The Relationships Breastfeeding, Weight, Sanitation to Stunting Event in Age 2-12 Years in Medan Tuntungan, Indonesia

Arlinda Sari Wahyuni, Dwi Rita Anggraini, Tri Widyawati, Sake Juli Martina

2018

Abstract

Stunting is a problem that occur in the world. Based on Riskesdas(Basic Health Research) Indonesia 2013 data, the incidence of stunting in Indonesia in children under five was 37.2% (18% very short and 19.2% short). This is a matter of concern because the impact of stunting can cause various physical and psychological disorders for the children. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence the occurrence of stunting, especially in children aged 2 to 12 years, in The area of Puskesmas Tuntungan Medan. Methodology: This research is an analytical descriptive with cross sectional approach done in Tuntungan Medan Health Center area. The sample size is 92 children selected by total sampling. The datas used are primary data of height, weight, education and parental awareness and sanitation status obtained from questionnaire.Results: The result of this study indicates that the prevalence of stunting children is 33.7% (31 children). From the bivariate analysis of breastfeeding variable and sanitation variable, the obtained p value was 0,002 and 0,019. From the multivariate analysis, the variable that influence the incidence of stunting the most is the duration of breastfeeding (exclusive breastfeeding) with p value 0,007. The largest OR value obtained was 4.781. Conclusion: It can be concluded that from all the variables that cause stunting, which are duration of breastfeeding, birth weight, sanitation, education and income of the elderly, the breastfeeding variable is the most significant variable

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wahyuni A., Anggraini D., Widyawati T. and Martina S. (2018). The Relationships Breastfeeding, Weight, Sanitation to Stunting Event in Age 2-12 Years in Medan Tuntungan, Indonesia. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST, ISBN 978-989-758-496-1, pages 92-96. DOI: 10.5220/0010038800920096

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icest18,
author={Arlinda Sari Wahyuni and Dwi Rita Anggraini and Tri Widyawati and Sake Juli Martina},
title={The Relationships Breastfeeding, Weight, Sanitation to Stunting Event in Age 2-12 Years in Medan Tuntungan, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST,},
year={2018},
pages={92-96},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010038800920096},
isbn={978-989-758-496-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST,
TI - The Relationships Breastfeeding, Weight, Sanitation to Stunting Event in Age 2-12 Years in Medan Tuntungan, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-496-1
AU - Wahyuni A.
AU - Anggraini D.
AU - Widyawati T.
AU - Martina S.
PY - 2018
SP - 92
EP - 96
DO - 10.5220/0010038800920096