Prevalensi Anak Stunting di Kota Salatiga Tahun 2020

Abstract

Background: Stunting cases occur in several countries, especially poor and developing countries. Stunting is a growth disorder in children due to poor nutrition. Malnutrition occurs during the First 1000 Days of Life (HPK). The child's growth is disrupted so that the child will look short, and cognitive and motor development is hampered. The purpose of this research is to find out the prevalence of stunting children in Salatiga City.Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive method is used to describe the description of the phenomenon of stunting exposure by observing the population that occurs in Salatiga City in 2020. Data collection was obtained by measuring height and then the data was adjusted to PB / U or TB / U - 3 SD sd <- 2 SD (stunted) dan