PEMBERIAN MAKANAN PENDAMPING ASI (MP-ASI) BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA

Abstract

SUPPLYING ASI (MP-ASI) COMPLEMENTARY FOOD ASSOCIATED WITH STUNTING EVENTS IN BABIES Background: The prevalence of children under five with stunting in Indonesia in 2017 (36.4%) according to the 2018 Basic Health Research Lampung, which was ranked 24th out of 32 provinces in Indonesia, namely 27.3% with the highest incidence in Way Kanan (36.07%) being the lowest are in Metro City (14.75%). One of the factors causing stunting is the provision of complementary feeding (MP-ASI) which is not fulfilled in terms of time, frequency and type of food given to toddlers.Purpose: To knowing the relationship between complementary feeding (MP-ASI) and the incidence of stunting in mothers who have the characteristics of children aged 7-24 months at Public Health Services (Puskesmas) Hanura Teluk Pandan Pesawaran Regency 2020.Methods: This type of quantitative research used a cross sectional design and the population of this study were mothers who had children aged 7-24 months in the Hanura Public Health Center with 41 respondents using total sampling technique. The instrument in this study used a questionnaire sheet and the determination of stunting by calculating the Z-Score PB / U < α (0,000 <0,05) maka H0 ditolak dengan nilai Odd Ratio0.083.Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan pemberian makanan pendamping ASI (MP-ASI) dengan kejadian stunting pada balita di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Hanura Kecamatan Teluk Pandan Kabupaten Pesawaran Tahun 2020. Saran agar Puskesmas Hanura Kecamatan Teluk Pandan Kabupaten Pesawaran semakin meningkatkan program penyuluhan kepada masyarakat terutama pada ibu yang memiliki balita untuk mencegah terjadinya stunting dikemudian hari. Kata kunci   : Stunting, MP-ASI, Balita