Peer-reviewed article
Child care practice as a risk factor of changes in nutritional status from normal to stunting in under five children
Leni Sri Rahayu, Debby Endayani Safitri, Indah Yuliana - ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined why some children with normal nutrition become stunted by age five in Indonesia. Researchers followed 571 children in Tangerang from 2008 to 2011 and found that child care practices, hygiene, sanitation, and health care were significantly associated with the transition from normal nutrition to stunting. The study suggests that integrated programs combining health services, hygiene, and stimulation can help prevent stunting.
Key points
- Child care practice was significantly associated with changes from normal to stunted nutritional status (OR=1.63)
- Hygiene and environmental sanitation showed similar association with stunting transition (OR=1.63)
- Health care aspects were also significantly associated with stunting development (OR=1.76)
- 9.5% of stunted infants aged 7-12 months improved to normal nutritional status by age 2
- Integrated programs combining health, hygiene, and stimulation reduced stunting by 17.2%
Limitations
The document does not specify the confidence intervals for the odds ratios, making it difficult to assess precision. The study design and causal mechanisms are not clearly described, limiting understanding of how child care practices lead to stunting.
Abstract
ABSTRACT Background: There was 9.5% of stunted infants aged 7-12 month changed to normal nutritional status at the age of 2 years. Integrated programs, health, hygiene, and stimulation have been successful to decrease the stuntingproportion by 17.2%. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between child care practice and changes in nutritional status from normal to stunting in under fivechildren. Methods: This study was a further analysis from the results of cohort data collection for 20 villages of the City and District of Tangerang in 2008-2011. The number of subject in this study were 571 n under five childre. Data were analyzed by chi-square test. Result: The results showed that the child care practice (OR=1.63, 95% CI ), hygiene and environmental sanitation (OR=1.63, 95% CI ) and health care aspects (OR=1.76, 95% CI ) were significantly associated with changes in nutritional status from normal to stunting. Conclusion: child care practice were associated with changes in nutritional status from normal to stunting in under five children KEYWORDS: stunting, child care practice, under-five children <!--[if !supportAnnotations]--> <!--[endif]-->
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Integrated programs combining health services, hygiene education, and stimulation
- Population
- Under-five children in Tangerang City and District, Indonesia (n=571)
Key finding
Child care practice was significantly associated with stunting transition (OR=1.63, 95% CI)