Food Intake and Food Security as Determinants of Stunting Children Under Five Years
Date
2018-07-02Author
Laili, Ayik Nikmatul
Munawir, Al
Ningtyias, Farida Wahyu
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Stunting is a linier growth failure caused by chronic malnutrition or chronic infectious disease. Stunting became
nutritional problem that need attention because it can influence quality of human resources. Factors associated
with stunting, such as nutrition intake, household food security, and parenting. Three work area health centers in
Jember such as Sumberjambe, Kasiyan, and Sumberbaru which has highest rate of stunting children under five
years in 2006. The purpose of this research was to analyze the determinant of stunting children under five years.
This research was analytical observational with case control design. This research was conducted in three work
area health centers such as Sumberjambe, Kasiyan, and Sumberbaru in September to October 2017. The sample
of this research was 71 case respondents and 71 control respondents. Sampling technique used cluster random
sampling. Logistic regression statistic test with significant level p < 0.05 was used to analyze the data. The
result of this research showed that nutrition intake and household food security could influence incidence of
stunting children under five years (each p-value was 0.00). Conclusion of this research was there significant
influence noted between nutrition intake and food security on incidence of stunting children under five years.
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