Peer-reviewed article
The Role Of Breastfeeding Factor In Stunting
Gita Sekar Prihanti, Putri Damayanti, Amalia Wahyu Natasari, Nesrin Zaharah, Divi Aditya Romadhona Putra et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined whether exclusive breastfeeding protects children under five from stunting in Indonesia. Researchers compared 132 children with and without stunting at a health center. Children who were not exclusively breastfed had three times higher risk of stunting than those who were breastfed exclusively. Maternal education level showed a weaker association with stunting. The findings suggest that promoting exclusive breastfeeding could help reduce stunting.
Key points
- Lack of exclusive breastfeeding was significantly associated with stunting (p=0.004)
- Children without exclusive breastfeeding had 3 times higher risk of stunting (OR=3.009; 95%CI=1.434–6.312)
- Child gender, maternal age, and maternal education were not significantly associated with stunting in this sample
- 59% of children whose mothers had junior high school education were stunted, compared to 55% with senior high school educated mothers
- Study recommends strengthening maternal nutrition education programs to reduce stunting
Limitations
The study was observational with a case-control design at a single health center, which limits generalizability to other populations and regions. The document does not provide information about other important confounding factors such as household food security, sanitation, or healthcare access.
Abstract
Background: Stunting is the cause of death and morbidity among children 0-59 months. Stunting can be associated with some factors such as child factors, maternal factors, and feeding patterns, especially exclusive breastfeeding. Objectives: Determine the effects of exclusive breastfeeding and demographic factors (gender, mother age and education) associated with stunting incidence among 0-59 months child in Public Health Center. Method: This was an observational analytic study with a case-control design involving 132 children under five in the Ngletih Health Center area. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis to describe variables, Chi-square tests to assess associations, and logistic regression to estimate the magnitude of effects. Result: Chi-square analysis showed a significant association between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting (p=0.005), while no significant associations were found for child gender (p=0.601), maternal age (p=0.367), and maternal education (p=0.052). Logistic regression indicated that children without exclusive breastfeeding had a higher risk of stunting (OR=3.009). The proportion of stunting was 59% among children of mothers with junior high school education and 55% among those with senior high school education. Conclusion: Lack of exclusive breastfeeding is significantly associated with stunting (p=0.004; OR=3.009; 95%CI=1.434–6.312). Strengthening maternal nutrition education programs is essential to reduce stunting risk
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Exclusive breastfeeding
- Population
- 132 children under five (cases and controls) at Ngletih Health Center, Indonesia
Key finding
Significant association between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting (p=0.005)