Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia
Background: The worldwide issue of stunting, which is prevalent up to 20.5%, can have an impact on future productivity and health Objectives: to determine the risk factors and prevalence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months in Palu City, Indonesia. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional...
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| author | Fahmi Hafid Nasrul Nasrul Amsal Amsal Kadar Ramadhan Taufiqurahman Taufiqurahman Sarina Sariman |
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| description | Background: The worldwide issue of stunting, which is prevalent up to 20.5%, can have an impact on future productivity and health
Objectives: to determine the risk factors and prevalence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months in Palu City, Indonesia.
Methods: This study used a cross-sectional analytical design in eight sub-districts of Palu City (January-June 2024), involving 516 pairs of mothers and children aged 0-23 months. Data were collected by 20 enumerators under the supervision of the Health Office, through interviews related to breastfeeding, complementary feeding, infection history, and other variables as well as anthropometric measurements using length Board Measuring calibrated tools. The data were analyzed using univariate analysis, chi-square test bivariate, and logistic regression. Data collection is carried out through the Cobocollect platform.
Results: Logistic regression analysis shows several important findings. Children of mothers with low education (OR=1.9), male children (OR=2.2), low birth weight (OR=3.1), and families with more than 3 children (OR=2.1) have a higher risk of stunting. Of the 516 children, 20.5% experienced stunting. These findings highlight the importance of maternal education, gender, birth weight, and number of children as risk factors for stunting, as well as their implications for health policies.
Conclusions: Factors such as low birth weight, male sex, the number of children over three, and mothers' education of less than 9 years significantly increased the risk of stunting in children. Targeted nutrition interventions for mothers with low education and families with many children are essential to reduce the prevalence of stunting in Palu City. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-23fe23ce75454d0e89d07ac9af89618d2025-02-11T09:11:48ZengUniversitas AirlanggaAmerta Nutrition2580-11632580-97762024-12-0182SP758410.20473/amnt.v8i2SP.2024.75-8461821Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - IndonesiaFahmi Hafid0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1508-3094Nasrul Nasrul1Amsal Amsal2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7966-9537Kadar Ramadhan3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0193-5698Taufiqurahman Taufiqurahman4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-2427Sarina Sariman5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9893-210XNutrition Department, Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya, SurabayaPoltekkes Kemenkes Palu, PaluPoltekkes Kemenkes Palu, PaluPoltekkes Kemenkes Palu, PaluNutrition Department, Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya, SurabayaLife and Science Faculty, Management & Science University, MalaysiaBackground: The worldwide issue of stunting, which is prevalent up to 20.5%, can have an impact on future productivity and health Objectives: to determine the risk factors and prevalence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months in Palu City, Indonesia. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional analytical design in eight sub-districts of Palu City (January-June 2024), involving 516 pairs of mothers and children aged 0-23 months. Data were collected by 20 enumerators under the supervision of the Health Office, through interviews related to breastfeeding, complementary feeding, infection history, and other variables as well as anthropometric measurements using length Board Measuring calibrated tools. The data were analyzed using univariate analysis, chi-square test bivariate, and logistic regression. Data collection is carried out through the Cobocollect platform. Results: Logistic regression analysis shows several important findings. Children of mothers with low education (OR=1.9), male children (OR=2.2), low birth weight (OR=3.1), and families with more than 3 children (OR=2.1) have a higher risk of stunting. Of the 516 children, 20.5% experienced stunting. These findings highlight the importance of maternal education, gender, birth weight, and number of children as risk factors for stunting, as well as their implications for health policies. Conclusions: Factors such as low birth weight, male sex, the number of children over three, and mothers' education of less than 9 years significantly increased the risk of stunting in children. Targeted nutrition interventions for mothers with low education and families with many children are essential to reduce the prevalence of stunting in Palu City.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/AMNT/article/view/63654stuntinglow birth weightchild gendernumber of children in the familymaternal education |
| spellingShingle | Fahmi Hafid Nasrul Nasrul Amsal Amsal Kadar Ramadhan Taufiqurahman Taufiqurahman Sarina Sariman Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia Amerta Nutrition stunting low birth weight child gender number of children in the family maternal education |
| title | Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia |
| title_full | Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia |
| title_short | Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia |
| title_sort | low birth weight child gender number of children and maternal education as risk factors for stunting in palu city indonesia |
| topic | stunting low birth weight child gender number of children in the family maternal education |
| url | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/AMNT/article/view/63654 |
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