Identifikasi Pola Asuh Makan dan Perilaku Picky Eater pada Anak dengan Stunting di Area Agrikultur Jember

Abstract

Stunting is a condition in which children are physically shorter than their peers due to malnutrition or chronic malnutrition. The causes of stunting are eating habits and picky eating behavior. This research aims to identify parenting patterns and picky eater behavior in children with stunting in the Jember agricultural area. This research method uses a descriptive research cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling technique to obtain 70 respondents. Data collection tools in this study used the PFSQ questionnaire for the parenting pattern variable and the CEBQ questionnaire for the picky eater behavior variable in stunted children. The results of this study were that most mothers aged 26 - 35 years were 37 (52.9%). 30 people (42.9%) had a high school/vocational school education level, 41 people (58.6%) worked as housewives, and 18 people (25.7%) as farmers, most of whom were children aged 24 - 35 months as many as 28 children (40%) with female gender totaling 45 children (64.3%). The majority of mothers applied neglect-type parenting for stunted children as many as 25 mothers (35.7%) and 47 children (67.1%) had eating behavior in the picky eater category. Therefore, mothers need to know about children's nutrition and proper eating patterns so that children avoid stunting.