Factors Affecting the Management of Stunting in Banten Province

Abstract

Indonesia had the 5th highest prevalence of stunting among toddlers in Asia in 2018 with 30.8%. Banten is a province where handling stunting has been made a priority. Apart from leading to stunted growth, stunting is also associated with less than optimal brain development, which causes poor mental and learning abilities, and poor school performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with stunting prevention in Banten province. The questionnaire used in this study was created by the researchers and contained 45 questions. This was a randomized controlled clinical trial. The independent variables were specific interventions (nutrition, environmental sanitation, clean water, family latrines), and the dependent variable was stunting prevention. Respondents in this study included 276 toddlers. Height was obtained by measuring the average height of the children before and after administration of the interventions. Statistical analysis was through the t test. According to the results, there was a significant relationship between sanitation of the home environment and family income with the incidence of stunting in children under five in Banten province. It is therefore recommended that the Government should form a nutrition kitchen in each posyandu. Keywords: management of stunting countermeasures, height, weight, sensitive nutrition, toddler