Relationship Between Environmental Sanitation and Stunting Incidents in Toddlers in Work Area of Kendal II Public Health Center

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10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_53How to use a DOI?

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environment sanitation; malnutrition; stunting; toddler; WASH

Abstract

Malnutrition, sanitation and the environment are problems that are still often found to trigger stunting in toddlers in Indonesia. In 2021, the prevalence of stunting in Central Java among children under five years of age will be 20.9%. Kendal Regency in Central Java Province has a stunting prevalence of 21.2%, which is still high compared to the provincial level. It was recorded that 42% of residents use dug wells for clean water, 58% of residents do not have healthy latrines, 76% of residents dispose of household wastewater carelessly and waste management is still irregular. This study aims to determine the relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of stunting among toddlers in the work area of Kendal II Public Health Center, Kendal Regency. This research method is case-control with a sample size of 150 toddlers 0-59 months in the work area of Kendal II Public Health Center, Kendal Regency. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, OR and logistic regression. The results of statistical tests show that all environmental sanitation variables are related to the incidence of stunting with a p-value <0.05. From the logistic regression test, it was found that the variable that had the most influence on the incidence of stunting was waste processing with OR = 18.681 (95% CI OR = 4.709-74.115), these results show that poor waste processing in households is 18.681 times greater than the potential risk of stunting children. compared to good household waste processing.

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AU  - A. M. Rizky Aulia Salsabila
AU  - Suhartono
AU  - Nurjazuli
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/23
TI  - Relationship Between Environmental Sanitation and Stunting Incidents in Toddlers in Work Area of Kendal II Public Health Center
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Health Polytechnic Surabaya (ICoHPS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 531
EP  - 540
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_53
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_53
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