HUBUNGAN PEMBERIAN ASI TERHADAP KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA USIA 2-5 TAHUN DI PUSKESMAS MANGGAR BARU, BALIKPAPAN PERIODE JULI-AGUSTUS 2019

Louisa A.  Langi; Regina Agape C.  Toding

doi:10.33541/jpvol6Iss2pp102

Louisa A. Langi Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Kristen Indonesia
Regina Agape C. Toding Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Kristen Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33541/jpvol6Iss2pp102

Abstract

The number of children currently suffering from stunting globally is 150.8 million, so stunting has become a global
health problem. According to WHO (World Health Organization) the average prevalence of stunted children in
Indonesia on 2005-2017 was 36.4% and especially in East Kalimantan, the prevalence of stunted children was
24%. Along with this problem, a nutritional improvement movement was made focusing on 1000 HPK and carried
out globally, named the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement with one of the main target is breastfeeding
mothers. For this reason, this study aims to determine the relationship of breastfeeding to stunting at the Manggar
Baru Health Center with a cross-sectional research design. Data is collected using a questionnaire that has been
tested for validity and reliability as well as by anthropometric measurements of children 2-5 years. As a result,
27 out of 47 children (57.4%) experienced stunting and of those stunted children there were 11 children not
breastfed until 2 years of age. There was a significant relationship between breastfeeding to children for 2 years
with stunting (p =0,021).
Keywords: breastfeeding, stunted children