Correlation of Exclusive Breastfeeding with Stunting Incidence in Toddlers Age 24-60 Months in the Work Area of Mojolaban Health Center Sukoharjo

Abstract

Background Indonesia is a country that still has a high number of stunting cases. Stunting is a case of chronic malnutrition that occurs in toddlers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Global Nutrition Targets 2025, stunting is considered an irreversible growth disorder that is largely influenced by inadequate nutritional intake and repeated infections during the first 1000 days of life. Toddlers with stunting have a short or very short body condition that exceeds -2 SD below the median length based on height for age.The purpose of this study to determine the Effectiveness of Exclusive Breastfeeding with Stunting Incidence in Toddlers Ages 24 – 60 Months in the Mojolaban Health Center Work Area, Sukoharjo Regency. The design of this research descriptive correlation with a sample of 44 children under five were taken by purposive sampling method. The instrument used was a questionnaire sheet for breastfeeding and an observation sheet for the nutritional status of toddlers. Bivariate analysis using chi square test. The result of the study  history of exclusive breastfeeding in this study reached 56.8% or 25 children. The majority of children in this study were not stunted. 52.3% or 23 children who received exclusive breastfeeding and did not experience stunting. The results of the chi square test showed p value = 0.000 (p value < 0.5) and r value 0.609. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of stunting in toddlers aged 24-60 months in the working area of ​​Mojolaban Health Center, Sukoharjo Regency.