Relationship between Low Birth Weight (LBW), Birth Length, and Basic Immunization History with Stunting in Children Age 9 - 60 Months in Kabupaten Purwakarta

July Ivone, Stella Hasianna, Victor S., Vilia W.

2021

Abstract

Childhood stunting has considerable human and economic costs. Three main factors that cause stunting are birth weight, birth length, caregiving methods including infant immunization. There are three sub-districts in Purwakarta have > 20% prevalence of under-five stunting; Bungursari (20.9%), Sukasari (24.1%), and Darangdan (23.6%). The study aims to discover the relationship between Low Birth Weight (LBW), birth length, basic immunization history, and stunting in children age 9 - 60 Months in Depok Village, Kecamatan Darangdan, Kabupaten Purwakarta. This is a community-based cross-sectional study established in Kabupaten Purwakarta from April to May 2019. Data was collected by interviewing 54 mothers of 9 to 60 months children in Depok Village, Kecamatan Darangdan, Kabupaten Purwakarta, followed by measurement of length/height. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test with α = 0.05 using SPSS. Bivariate analysis showed that low birth weight (OR=3.178; p value=0.042), birth length (OR=3.067; p=0.050), and history of immunization (OR=0.25; p value=0.042) are associated with the incidence of stunting in Depok Village, Kecamatan Darangdan, Kabupaten Purwakarta (p <0.05). Conclusion: There was a relationship between low birth weight, birth length, and basic immunization history and stunting in Kabupaten Purwakarta.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ivone J., Hasianna S., S. V. and W. V. (2021). Relationship between Low Birth Weight (LBW), Birth Length, and Basic Immunization History with Stunting in Children Age 9 - 60 Months in Kabupaten Purwakarta. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Technology, Engineering and Science - Volume 1: ICE-TES, ISBN 978-989-758-601-9, pages 245-249. DOI: 10.5220/0010748700003113

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-tes21,
author={July Ivone and Stella Hasianna and Victor S. and Vilia W.},
title={Relationship between Low Birth Weight (LBW), Birth Length, and Basic Immunization History with Stunting in Children Age 9 - 60 Months in Kabupaten Purwakarta},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Technology, Engineering and Science - Volume 1: ICE-TES,},
year={2021},
pages={245-249},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010748700003113},
isbn={978-989-758-601-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Technology, Engineering and Science - Volume 1: ICE-TES,
TI - Relationship between Low Birth Weight (LBW), Birth Length, and Basic Immunization History with Stunting in Children Age 9 - 60 Months in Kabupaten Purwakarta
SN - 978-989-758-601-9
AU - Ivone J.
AU - Hasianna S.
AU - S. V.
AU - W. V.
PY - 2021
SP - 245
EP - 249
DO - 10.5220/0010748700003113