Parenting Patterns and Nutritional Intake as Factors in Stunting Cases in Sidorejo Sub-District

Department of Epidemiology and Tropical Disease, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

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Abstract

Stunting is a condition of chronic growth impairment in toddlers characterized by height-for-age indicators measurements below the threshold. Several key factors contribute to stunting. This study aims to analyze the relationship between parenting patterns and nutritional intake as factors associated with stunting among toddlers in Sidorejo Sub-District, Salatiga City. Salatiga City continues to report a significant number of stunting cases, particularly in the Sidorejo Sub-District. This study employed a case-control design involving toddlers in the health center's working area, using a simple random sampling technique with a total of 140 samples. Data analysis included univariate, bivariate, and multivariate using the chi-square test and multivariate regression at 95% CI. The results showed that stunted toddlers with poor parenting patterns accounted for 60 (85.7%), and those with inadequate nutritional intake accounted for 61 (87.1%). In contrast, toddlers who were not stunted and had good parenting patterns accounted for 63 (90%), while those with adequate nutritional intake accounted for 66 (94.3%). Bivariate analysis revealed a significant relationship between poor parenting and inadequate nutritional intake among stunted toddlers (p-value = 0.000). Multivariate analysis showed that nutritional intake affected stunting cases in the Sidorejo Sub-District, Salatiga City (OR = 64.168).