<![CDATA[Stunting is a serious nutritional problem that is evident from shorter body length or height in children under five compared to children of the same age. The prevalence of stunting in Indonesia increased from 2010 to 2013, from 35.6% to 37.2%. The factors that influence the incidence of stunting in children are maternal age, pregnancy distance, maternal history of disease, nutritional status during pregnancy, and LBW. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with the incidence of stunting in the Siulak Mukai Health Centre Working Area, Kerinci Regency in 2023. This type of research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional design. This research was conducted in April-August 2023. The population is the mother of infants 0-2 years as many as 192 people and a sample of 66 people taken by Systematic Random Sampling. Data analysis consisted of univariate analysis and bivariate analysis using the chi-square statistical test. The results showed that a small proportion (19.7%) of toddlers were stunted, the age of mothers at risk was only 5 people (7.6%), less than half (21.2%) of respondents with risky pregnancy distance, more than half (54.5%) of respondents with a history of disease during pregnancy, less than half (24.2%) of respondents with nutritional status during pregnancy were not appropriate, and respondents with LBW children were only 6 people (9.1%). There was a significant association between maternal age (0.048), maternal history of disease (0.034), nutritional status during pregnancy (0.001), and LBW (0.012) with the incidence of stunting and there was no significant association between gestational distance (1.000) with the incidence of stunting. Therefore, there is a significant relationship between maternal age, maternal history of disease, nutritional status during pregnancy, and LBW with the incidence of stunting and there is no significant relationship between pregnancy spacing and the incidence of stunting in the working area of Puskesmas Siulak Mukai, Kerinci Regency in 2023.]]>
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