The Relation Between Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women and Stunting Incidence at 24-36 Months at Minggir Public Health Center

Abstract

The prevalence of stunting under five in Indonesia has decreased from 24.4% in 2021 to 21.6%. However, this incidence rate is still high because it is still above the limit as determined by the World Health Organization which is 20%. The nutritional status of the mother during pregnancy greatly affects the growth of the child. Pregnant women with Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) are at risk of giving birth to Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies. If this is not handled properly, it will lead to the risk of stunting. The aim of this study is to determine the relation between the nutritional status of pregnant women and the incidence of stunting aged 24-36 months at Minggir Public Health Center. The research method used in this study was a case control research design using a retrospective approach. The number of sample taken in this study was 78 respondents. It was performed by using a comparison of the case group and the control group, namely 1:1 at the Minggir Public Health Center with a simple random sampling technique. The research instrument used was master table. The data analysis was performed by chi-square test. The results of this study indicated that there was a significant relation between the nutritional status of pregnant women and the incidence of stunting aged 24-36 months at the Minggir Public Health Center with a p value = 0.000 (<0.05) with an OR value = 8.485, a Contingency coefficient value of 0.438; which meant that it had a moderate level of closeness. It is expected that pregnant women will continue to pay attention on the intake consumed to prevent growth and development disorders in children born, so that stunting does not occur.