Peer-reviewed article
PARENTAL FEEDING PRACTICES AND CHILDREN’S DIETARY HABITS FOR NURTURING CARE AMONG STUNTED CHILDREN IN BOGOR REGENCY, INDONESIA
Rizana Fajrunni’mah, Dwirini Retno Gunarti, Mohamad Sadikin, Heri Wibowo ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined parental feeding practices and dietary habits in stunted children aged 24-36 months in Bogor Regency, Indonesia. Researchers compared 80 stunted and non-stunted children using questionnaires and statistical analysis. The study found that exclusive breastfeeding was significantly associated with lower stunting rates, and that parents of stunted children provided less healthy food environments than control group parents. Parental feeding practices, particularly creating a healthy food environment, appear important for preventing stunting.
Key points
- Exclusive breastfeeding was significantly associated with lower stunting prevalence (p=0.02)
- Parents of stunted children provided significantly lower scores for healthy food environments (p=0.01) compared to control group parents
- No significant relationship found between age of introducing complementary feeding and stunting
- No significant relationship found between multivitamin administration and stunting
- No correlation found between children's dietary habits and stunting occurrence
Limitations
This is a cross-sectional case-control study which cannot establish causation, only association. The study relies on parental self-report through questionnaires, which may be subject to recall bias or social desirability bias.
Abstract
The issue of stunting, although it has generally decreased, is still accompanied by an elevated risk of morbidity and mortality. The Nurturing Care approach integrates five caregiving components, one of which is adequate nutritional fulfillment. However, there are not many publications that discuss this problem, including in Indonesia. The aim of study was to examine parental feeding practices and children’s dietary habits in stunted children. A case-control design was conducted on 80 participants consist of two groups: stunted and control children aged 24-36 months. Data were collected from structured questionnaires filled out by parents. Chi-square and mann-whitney analysis with statistical significance expressed at 95% CI were used. This study identified a substantial correlation between exclusive breastfeeding and the prevalence of stunting (p=0.02). There was no relationship between the age of introducing complementary feeding and the administration of multivitamins with the incidence of stunting. The score for providing an environment with healthy food in the stunting group was significantly lower (p=0.01) compared to the control group. Furthermore, the analysis revealed no correlation between children dietary habit and the occurrence of stunting in children. It shows that the importance of parents’ role in nurturing care for stunting. Adequate parental feeding practices especially in providing a healthy food environment should be apply early to prevent stunting.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Parental feeding practices including exclusive breastfeeding and provision of healthy food environments as part of nurturing care approach
- Population
- Children aged 24-36 months in Bogor Regency, Indonesia; 80 participants (40 stunted, 40 non-stunted)
Key finding
Exclusive breastfeeding showed significant association with lower stunting (p=0.02)