Peer-reviewed article
Modeling of transcultural nursing services for specific and sensitive of nutrition intervention to treatment of stunting: a cross-sectional study
Siti Marina Wiastuti, Tantut Susanto, Iis Rahmawati, Wahyuni Fauziah ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined how socio-cultural factors influence the effectiveness of nutritional interventions for treating stunting in children in Indonesia. Researchers surveyed 312 mothers with stunted children to understand how beliefs, family support, religion, education, and economic factors affect acceptance of nutrition programs. The study found that culturally-tailored nutrition interventions that respect local values and practices are more effective at reducing stunting than generic approaches.
Key points
- Social and family support was the strongest factor influencing both specific and sensitive nutritional interventions
- Religion, philosophy of life, education, and economic factors significantly influenced sensitive (culturally-adapted) nutritional interventions
- Technology, family support, and cultural values significantly influenced specific (direct) nutritional interventions
- Both specific and sensitive nutritional interventions significantly improved stunting outcomes
- Indirect effects showed religion, policy, education, and maternal factors influenced stunting reduction through the pathway of nutritional interventions
Limitations
This cross-sectional study cannot establish causation or temporal relationships, only associations between factors. The study does not compare the effectiveness of transcultural interventions against standard nutrition programs with a control group.
Abstract
Literature Search, G -Funds CollectionBackground.Stunting was a global health issue caused by chronic malnutrition, particularly among pregnant women and children.Socio-cultural factors, such as beliefs, values, and local practices, influenced the acceptance and effectiveness of nutritional interventions.Objectives.This study aimed to identify a model of specific and sensitive nutritional interventions based on transcultural nursing to treatment stunting. Material and methods.A cross-sectional study was performed among 312 mothers with stunted children, selected using stratified random sampling in three public health center areas.Data were collected using a Likert-scale questionnaire to measure socio-cultural dimensions (technology, religion and philosophy of life, social and family support, cultural values and lifestyles, politics and policy, education, economy) and nutritional interventions (specific and sensitive interventions).Meanwhile, maternal and child factor data used a sociodemographic questionnaire, with stunting also measured by a Z-score.Data analysis was conducted using SEM-PLS.Results.Factor of technology, social and family support, and cultural values and lifestyles significantly influenced specific nutritional interventions.Meanwhile, religion and philosophy of life, social and family support, politics and policy, education, economy, maternal factors, and child factors significantly influenced sensitive nutritional intervention.Furthermore, both specific and sensitive nutritional interventions were significantly impacted to address stunting.However, social and family support influenced both specific and sensitive nutrition interventions.Indirect effects revealed that religion and philosophy of life, politics and policy, education, and maternal factors significantly influenced stunting through nutritional interventions.Conclusions.Nutritional interventions based on transcultural nursing were proven effective in integrating social and cultural factors to enhance the success of stunting reduction.Therefore, it is crucial to strengthen the synergy between health programs and local cultural approaches to improve the effectiveness of nutritional interventions in multicultural areas.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Transcultural nursing services providing nutritionally-specific and culturally-sensitive nutritional interventions that integrate socio-cultural factors including beliefs, family support, religion, education, and local practices
- Population
- 312 mothers with stunted children in three public health center areas in Indonesia
Key finding
Both specific and sensitive nutritional interventions significantly impacted stunting outcomes