Parents Education is One of Affected Factor in Stunted Children Profile in Pekanbaru

Abstract

Stunting is a developmental disorder in children caused by poor nutrition, recurrent infections, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation, marked by the child's height or length being below the threshold (Z-Score) of -2 standard deviations. The prevalence of stunting in Pekanbaru remained high, at 11.4%. To examine the family profiles with stunted children based on indicators of acceleration stunting reduction. This was descriptive research with quantitative data, and the sample size was 75. The variables studied included family profiles based on the stunting reduction acceleration indicators according to Presidential Regulation No. 72 of 2021. The family profile of those with stunted children included fathers with mostly secondary education (64%), mothers with secondary education (57.3%), 19 mothers experiencing short stature (CED), with only four mothers receiving additional food (Pemberian Makanan Tambahan/PMT), mothers who took iron supplements during pregnancy (80%), children with stunting who were exclusively breastfed (78.7%) and introduced to complementary feeding (80%), children with stunting taken to integrated health posts (Posyandu) for regular growth and development monitoring (76%), children with stunting receiving complete immunization (57.3%), families participating in family planning programs (60%), and children with stunting resulting from unwanted pregnancies (40%). The majority of parents with stunted children had a lower to middle education level, low income, did not participate in the national health insurance program (JKN), and did not receive either cash or food assistance.