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Parental Height is Associated With Stunting in Children Aged 6-24 Month
Itza Mulyani, Marniati Marniati, Teuku Muliadi, Cukri Rahma, Afwa Hayuningtyas, Suci Eka Putri

Last modified: 2022-03-09

Abstract


Stunting is a public health problem because it is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Stunting illustrates the long-term nutrients deficiency and needs time for the child to develop and recover. Riskesdas 2018 explained that stunting in Aceh Province was 37,3%. This figure makes Aceh Province occupy the third national position for stunting toddlers after  Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) and Sulawesi Barat (Sulbar). Aceh Barat Regency based on the report card of kesga and gizi in 2017 stunting by 33%. According to WHO this figure is high because the prevalence of stunting must be less than 20%. There are many factors related to the case of stunting, for example parental height. Knowing relationship parental height with stunting in the children aged 6-24 months.This study is an analytic observational study with the quantitative method. The design of this study is cross sectional which learn the correlation between independent variables and the dependent variables, where the measurement of both variables was conducted at the same time. From 212 children, there are 55,66% children suffer from stunting. The result of bivariate analysis suggests that the factors related to stunting are height of the father (p <0.05). Height of the mother are not related to stunting cases (p> 0.05). There is a relationship between father's height and stunting.


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