Peer-reviewed article
The Influence of Sociodemographics and Maternal Parenting Patterns on the Incidence of Stunting in Toddlers Aged 6-23 Months
Maya Sari Tanjung ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined how sociodemographic factors and maternal parenting patterns influence stunting in toddlers aged 6-23 months. Stunting is a serious condition where children's height falls significantly below normal due to inadequate nutrition over time. The research used a case-control design comparing stunted children with non-stunted children in community health center areas. The findings confirm that parents' education, income, and parenting patterns are important factors affecting children's nutrition and growth. The study suggests both socioeconomic factors and parenting practices play supporting roles in toddler development.
Key points
- Stunting is defined as height less than minus two standard deviations below WHO child growth standards
- Stunting results from insufficient nutritional intake over a long period and can begin in utero but only become apparent by age two
- Parents' education and income are important factors in fulfilling toddlers' nutritional needs
- Parental parenting patterns are supporting factors in providing care for better toddler growth and development
- The study findings are supported by results from previous research on the relationship between sociodemographics and stunting
Limitations
The document does not provide specific quantitative findings, effect sizes, or detailed results from the analysis. The sampling method was accidental rather than systematic, which limits the representativeness of the findings.
Abstract
Stunting (dwarfism) is a condition in which a toddler has a length or height that is less than minus two standard deviations of the median of the WHO child growth standards. Stunting is caused by insufficient nutritional intake over a long period of time due to feeding that does not meet nutritional needs. Stunting can occur from when the fetus is still in the womb and only becomes apparent when the child is two years old. This type of research is quantitative with a case-control study design, which is an analytical study (survey) concerning how risk factors are studied using a retrospective approach. The case population in this study were all stunted children aged 6-23 months in the Mompang Community Health Center working area. The control population in this study were non-stunted children aged 6-23 months in the North Panyabungan Community Health Center area who lived side by side with stunted children. The sampling technique for this study was accidental sampling, namely a method of sampling by chance encounter. The findings obtained by the researchers are largely supported by the results of previous studies that stated there is a relationship between sociodemographics and maternal parenting patterns on the incidence of stunting. Parents' education and income are important factors in fulfilling toddlers' nutritional needs, and parental parenting patterns are also supporting factors in providing care for better toddler growth and development.
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Problem
Stunting (inadequate height for age) in toddlers aged 6-23 months due to insufficient nutrition
- Intervention
- Analysis of sociodemographic factors (parental education and income) and maternal parenting patterns as risk factors for stunting
- Population
- Stunted children aged 6-23 months (cases) and non-stunted children aged 6-23 months (controls) in community health center areas
Key finding
There is a relationship between sociodemographics and maternal parenting patterns on the incidence of stunting
Tanjung · OpenAlex · 30 Jan 2025