Relationship Between Characteristics of Children, Status of Infectious Disease, and Employment Status of Mothers with Stunting Children at Karanglewas Health Center

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10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.038How to use a DOI?

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stunting, characteristics of under-five children, infectious diseases, employment status of mothers

Abstract

Stunting is a nutritional problem that is influenced by various factors. Basic Health Research states that the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia has reached 30.8%. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the characteristics of children under five years old, infectious disease status and employment status of mothers with the incidence of stunting under-five children at Karanglewas Health Center. The design of this study was a correlational study with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were all toddlers (658 children) at Karanglewas Health Center. A sample of 87 respondents was recruited by a cluster sampling technique. The instrument used was in the form of a questionnaire regarding the data of respondents and parents. It was found that most respondents experienced stunting (44 toddlers) (50.6%); respondents were mostly aged 0-36 months (56 under-fives) (64.4%); most respondents were females (53 respondents) (60.9%); and most respondents had normal birth weight (62 under-fives) (71.3%). The results showed that there was a significant relationship between age and stunting (pvalue 0.003); there was a relationship between low birth weight and the incidence of stunting (p-value 0.039); there was a relationship between infectious disease status and the incidence of stunting (p-value 0.001). Factors that influence the incidence of stunting are age, gender, low birth weight, and infectious disease status.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Noor Yunida Triana
AU  - Siti Haniyah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/10
TI  - Relationship Between Characteristics of Children, Status of Infectious Disease, and Employment Status of Mothers with Stunting Children at Karanglewas Health Center
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Community Health (ICCH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 168
EP  - 173
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.038
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.038
ID  - Triana2020
ER  -