Peer-reviewed article
Young children nutritional status in Samarinda: does exclusive breastfeeding play a role in stunting prevention?
Erri Larene Safika, Ayudhia Rachmawati, Irfansyah Baharuddin Pakki ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined whether exclusive breastfeeding helps prevent stunting in children under five years old in Samarinda, Indonesia. Researchers surveyed 100 mothers and collected information about breastfeeding practices, family income, education, and other factors. The study found no link between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting, but did find that a mother's education level was associated with stunting in children.
Key points
- No significant association found between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting (p > 0.05)
- Mother's education was significantly associated with stunting in children
- No significant associations found between stunting and parity, family income, mother's knowledge, or family support
- Study population was 100 mothers with children aged 0-59 months in Palaran, Samarinda
- Height data were collected from Maternal and Child Health (KIA) books
Limitations
This is a cross-sectional observational study with only 100 participants from one location in Indonesia, so findings cannot establish causation or be generalised to other populations. The study cannot explain why exclusive breastfeeding showed no association with stunting prevention or identify what other factors might be more important.
Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting incidence in young children aged 0-59 months. Method: This is an observational study with a cross-sectional approach. There were 100 mothers with young children aged 0-59 months as respondents from Palaran, Samarinda. The dependent variable was children's height-for-age nutritional status, as in normal or stunting, and the independent variable was exclusive breastfeeding. Young children's height was collected by checking their Maternal and Child Health (KIA) book. Parity, family income, mother's education, mother's knowledge, and family support information were also collected by interview. Bivariate analysis was measured with the Chi-square test. Results: There is no association between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting (p-value>0.05). We also found no association between stunting and parity, family income, mother's knowledge, and family support (p-value<0.05). However, we found a significant relationship between stunting and mother education. Conclusion: Exclusive breastfeeding is not associated with stunting in Palaran, Samarinda. Further research is needed to determine the factors associated with stunting in Samarinda.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Exclusive breastfeeding
- Population
- 100 mothers with children aged 0-59 months in Palaran, Samarinda, Indonesia
Key finding
No significant association between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting (p > 0.05)
Safika et al. · OpenAlex · 27 Jan 2023