The Relationship Between Mother's Attitude in Feeding Children Aged 24-59 Months with The Incidence of Stunting

Abstract

Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive caused by chronic lack of nutrition at 1000 HPK (First Day of Life). Many factors influence the occurrence of stunting, including the mother's attitude in giving food to children. This study aims to determine mothers' attitudes in providing food to children aged 24-59 months with stunting incidents in the working area of ​​Losarang Community Health Center, Indramayu Regency. This research was a descriptive study with a cross sectional approach. The population of this study are mothers who had children aged 24-59 months in the working area of ​​Losarang Community Health Center, Indramayu Regency. The sampling technique used stratified random sampling with 63 respondents. The research instrument for assessing maternal attitudes was in the form of a questionnaire and determining stunting by calculating Z-score. The research results showed that 34 (54%) mothers had a positive attitude in providing food to children aged 24-59 months, stunting occurred in 45 (71.4%) children. The results of the bivariate analysis showed p-value = 0.660 (>0.05) which shows there was no relationship between the two variables. There were many factors that cause stunting, so a mother's positive attitude in giving food to her child cannot guarantee that the child was free from stunting. in conclusion there was no relationship between maternal attitudes in providing food to children aged 24-59 months and the incidence of stunting in the working area of ​​Losarang Community Health Center, Indramayu Regency