Prevalence of Stunting on Toddler in Puskesmas Wajak

Wika Yuli Deakandi, Anggi Gilang Yudiansyah*, Alifiani Kartika Putri, Pyarkatariana Putri Eka Pertiwi, Mayvita Muntadiroh and Firsania Bunga Wardati

Abstract

Background: Stunting is a condition of chronic nutritional deficiency which can negative short and long-term impacts on children. Malang Regency is one of the 100 priority districts for stunting intervention in Indonesia with 27.28% stunting prevalence. Puskesmas Wajak (Community Health Center) in Malang Regency has one national stunting locus and three district stunting loci. Based on this, it is necessary to describe the incidence of stunting in the Wajak Community Health Center Work Area based on the year 2020 as the latest data. Methods: A descriptive observational with a quantitative approach study was conducted in August-September 2021 with total sampling from secondary data of stunted children aged 0-59 months in “Weighing Month” of February 2020 was 510 children and in the “Weighing Month” of August 2020 was 327 children from thirteen villages in the Puskesmas Wajak. The data was then analyzed by univariate analysis which resulted in the distribution and percentage of the nominal variables and presented in the form of narratives, tables, and graphs. Results: Based on gender, most children have stunting than severe stunting, male: female, 89%:85.7% in February and 91.6%:95% in August. Based on age, the incidence of stunting mostly happened at the age of 24-59 months (59.4% and 63.3%). Conclusion: Stunting mostly happened in males than females and at the age of 24-59 months. Based on the distribution, the highest incidence of stunting was in Blayu and Sukoanyar villages.

Keywords

stunting; children aged 0-59 month; community health center

Cite This Article

Deakandi, W. Y., Yudiansyah, A. G., Putri, A. K., Pertiwi, P. P. E., Muntadiroh, M., Wardati, F. B. (2022). Prevalence of Stunting on Toddler in Puskesmas Wajak. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 3| Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2022, Pages 617-621, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Volume3-Issue4-Jul-Aug-No.319-617-621.pdf

Volume 3 | Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2022