Team Convergence in Prevention and Reduction of Stunting Rate in Malang District, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

To reduce the incidence of stunting, the Central Government, through the Regional Government, made an acceleration effort, namely by forming a stunting convergence team at the regional level. This team consists of related agencies (in this study conducted at the village community empowerment service), village officials, and healthcadres. If the convergence of the stunting prevention team is good, then the program can run accordingly so that the stunting rate can decrease. The convergence team was formed starting in 2019, but the stunting rate in Malang Regency is still high. A quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach involving 378 stunting convergence teams in all villages in Malang District. Data analysis using multiple regression. The results showed that all indicators affecting the convergence of the stunting team in Malang Districtwere still low. From the results of regression analysis with a significance value of p-value = 0.001, the value of the beta coefficient of the effect of team cohesiveness on team integration is 0.878, the R-square value is 0.776. This shows that 77.6% of team integration is influenced by team cohesiveness. The value of the Beta coefficient of the influence of leadership on team integration is 0.830, R-square is 0.852. This shows that 85.2% of team integration is influenced by leadership. To realize a good convergence of prevention teams and reduce stunting, team cohesiveness and leadership roles are needed. If team cohesiveness has been created properly and the leadership has played a maximum role, then team convergence will be good, the central government program can run accordingly, so that the incidence of stunting can be reduced.