THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE LEVEL AND THE INCIDENCE OF STUNTING IN TODDLERS AT SUKAMATRI HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

Stunting is a developmental disorder in children caused by malnutrition, recurrent infections, and inadequate psychosocial simulations. If a child has a height of more than -2 standard deviations of the median growth of the child, it is said to be stunted. The variables of this study are knowledge, maternal age, economic status. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between factors related to the incidence of stunting toddlers. The design of this study uses quantitative with cross-sectional research methods. The population of this study was mothers who had stunted toddlers totaling 488 people and the sample of this study was 83 respondents in the work area of the Sukamantri health center. The results of this study show a meaningful picture and relationship between maternal knowledge, mother's age and economic status with stunting events. The conclusion of this study concluded that there is a relationship between maternal knowledge and economic status and there is no relationship between maternal age and stunting events. It is hoped that health workers can provide education and information to the public, especially to mothers who have stunted toddlers either through counseling or during the implementation of posyandu, or using other information media besides that, it is hoped that they pay attention to the media and health promotion facilities, especially health promotion media. As well as further enhanced again in health promotion.