Factors Affecting The Stunting Case: A Retrospective Study On Children In Banjarmasin

摘要

Objective: This is to analyze the factors that influence the stunting case in toddlers in Banjarmasin Method: This research used case control with 190 toddlers as the sample consisting of 74 stunting children under five and 116 toddlers with stunting and was analyzed using Chi-Square test. Result: The result of the research showed that there was a correlation between birth weight and stunting case in infants p-value = 0,032 and OR 3,082, there was a correlation between gestational age and stunting incidence in pita = 0,006 and OR 3,712. in children under five p-value = 0.001 and OR 5,551, whereas exclusive breastfeeding was not related to stunting incidence in under-five children with p-value = 0,377 and there was no association of basic immunization status with stunting incidence in under-fives with p-value = 0,120. Conclusions: Low birth weight infants, preterm gestational age, and less than normal birth weight were factors that influenced stunting cases, while the history of exclusive breastfeeding and primary immunization has no relationship with the incidence of stunting.