Peer-reviewed article
KAJIAN STUNTING DI KOTA SEMARANG
Widya Hary Cahyati, Galuh Nita Prameswari, Cahya Wulandari, Karnowo Karnowo ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined factors associated with stunting (growth disorder from prolonged poor nutrition) in children under five in Semarang City, Indonesia using a case-control design. The research identified multiple risk factors including mother's education and occupation, family size, birth length, exclusive breastfeeding status, household income, home conditions, and nutritional intake. The study recommends strengthening coordination between health centres and religious institutions to improve knowledge about nutrition during the first 1000 days of life. Stunting prevention requires both improved household environments and better community capacity building.
Key points
- Caregiver type showed the strongest association with stunting (OR = 9.99), followed by nutritional intake (OR = 8.79) and income category (OR = 7.37)
- Mother's occupation and number of children were significant risk factors (OR = 6.58 and OR = 4.15 respectively)
- Birth length was strongly associated with stunting risk (OR = 5.77)
- Exclusive breastfeeding status was protective (OR = 3.47)
- Central Java provincial regulations on food and nutrition action plans (2015-2019) have allocated budgets for stunting intervention
Limitations
The document does not specify the sample size, age range of children studied, or the specific measures used for nutritional intake assessment. The study's cross-sectional nature means causality cannot be established, only associations.
Abstract
Stunting is a condition in which a child have a growth disorder, resulting from a lack of nutritional intake for a long time. The purpose of the study was to analyze the factors associated with the occurrence of stunting. This type of research is quantitative analytic research with a case-control design. Data collection methods through interviews and documentation. Based on the results of the study note that factors related to stunting at undergraduate in Semarang City in 2018 are mother's education level (OR = 2.97), mother's occupation (OR = 6.58), number of children (OR = 4.15), order of children (OR = 4.15), body length at birth (OR = 5.77), caregiver of children (OR = 9.99), exclusive breastfeeding status (OR = 3.47), income category (OR = 7.37), conditions home (OR = 3.78), and nutritional intake (OR = 8.79). Stunting handling policies that have been carried out in the City of Semarang related to the budget have been allocated to provinces and districts / cities, the Central Java Governor Regulation No. 85 of 2016 concerning the Action Plan for the Food and Nutrition Region of Central Java Province in 2015-2019. Suggestions that can be given to the department of religion in order to further enhance cooperation with the health center related to the maturity of marriage, knowledge about nutrition, including the importance of nutrition in the First 1000 Days of Life (1000 HPK); The Semarang city government should be able to include action plans for handling stunting, including improving the residential environment and increasing community capacity in the RPJMD.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Strengthened coordination between health centres and religious institutions to improve knowledge about nutrition, particularly during the first 1000 days of life, combined with improved residential environments and increased community capacity
- Population
- Undergraduate children (presumed under five years old) in Semarang City, Indonesia in 2018
Key finding
Ten factors were identified as significantly associated with stunting occurrence