Association of Stunted in Early Life and Low Child Development Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Nur Handayani Utami, Kencana Sari, Dwi Sisca Kumala Putri

2023

Abstract

Many studies have shown that stunting is associated with low development outcomes. However, study on a low social economy outcome is still rare. This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the role of stunted in early life on child developmental outcomes at 49 to 79 months old. This study analyzed data from Bogor Longitudinal Study of Child Growth and Development (BLSCGD). Subjects were divided based on the main exposure, namely severe Linear Growth Failure (LGF) at 0-12 months. Seventy exposed and sixty-nine non-exposed groups were randomly selected. The primary outcome in this analysis is the development outcome at 49-79 months old as measured by the Kuesioner Pra Skrining Perkembangan (KPSP). The main predictor is experiencing stunting at an early age (0-24 months). Multivariate analysis was done with a logistic regression test. This study showed that children that never stunted in their early years have higher developmental scores at 49 to 79 months old (8.4 ± 1.3 SD) than children that ever been stunted (8.1 ± 1.5 SD) in the early years. Multivariate analysis showed that experience stunted in the early years is a risk factor of child low developmental outcomes at 49 to 79 months old, even though statistically not significant. Maintaining good nutrition as indicated by optimal nutritional status in the early years has been found to be one of the important factors that influence child development outcomes. Thus, many aspects should be prioritized to achieve optimal health and nutrition in the early years.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Utami N., Sari K. and Putri D. (2023). Association of Stunted in Early Life and Low Child Development Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH; ISBN 978-989-758-727-6, SciTePress, pages 124-129. DOI: 10.5220/0012901700004564

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsdh23,
author={Nur Utami and Kencana Sari and Dwi Putri},
title={Association of Stunted in Early Life and Low Child Development Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH},
year={2023},
pages={124-129},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012901700004564},
isbn={978-989-758-727-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH
TI - Association of Stunted in Early Life and Low Child Development Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study
SN - 978-989-758-727-6
AU - Utami N.
AU - Sari K.
AU - Putri D.
PY - 2023
SP - 124
EP - 129
DO - 10.5220/0012901700004564
PB - SciTePress