EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING AS AN EFFORT TO OVERCOME STUNTING IN TODDLERS WITH THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT STRATEGY APPROACH

Abstract

Background    : Stunting is a major problem experienced by toddlers in the world and Indonesia is included in the fifth country with the highest number of toddlers experiencing stunting in the world. Method            : The research design used is a non-experimental quantitative research design. This type of research is a correlational descriptive study using a cross sectional approach.  Result               : The results of the study showed that 76% of toddlers who experienced stunting did not get exclusive breastfeeding. Analysis          : Some researchers suspect that the effect of exclusive breastfeeding on stunting does not come from aspects of nutritional intake, but from efforts to prevent infection.  Conclution      : there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of stunting in infants.