IDENTIFICATION OF STUNTING FACTORS Background: The problem of short children (stunting) is one of the problems that exist in the world today. Stunting is a condition of failure to achieve physical development measured by height according to age. Stunting in children is caused by several factors consisting of both direct and indirect factors. In 2017 globally 22.2% of children under five experienced stunting. In 2018, in Indonesia 30.8%, West Java Province 29.2% and Sumedang Regency 41%. Purpose Identifying factors for stunting in Cijeruk Village Pamulihan District Sumedang Regency.Methods: This research is a descriptive study (univariate analysis) with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study included all mothers who had stunting children aged 24-59 months in Cijeruk Village Pamulihan District Sumedang Regency. The method of sampling is total sampling with a total sample of 56 respondents. Variables in this study include history of birth weight, history of exclusive breastfeeding, maternal age, history of married mother's age, education, occupation, income and parity. Data collection tools used were stature meters, WHO Child Grow Standards and questionnaires. This study tries to find out information about the factors that influence the incidence of stunting in children aged 24-59 months in Cijeruk Village Pamulihan District Sumedang Regency.Results: there were 56 toddlers stunted based on the sex of 24 boys (42.8%) and 32 girls (57.2%), LBW of 32 toddlers (57.2%), not given exclusive breastfeeding as many as 48 toddlers (85.7%), working mothers as many as 6 people (10.7%), high school education mothers as many as 3 people (5.3%), mothers aged 20-35 years as many as 39 people (69.6%) , the age of the first married mother age ≤20 years were 44 people (78.7%), parity 1-2 were 41 people (73.2%) and the income of parents
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