<![CDATA[Stunting is a serious nutritional problem which can be seen from shorter body length or height in toddlers 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 the age of the mother, the distance between pregnancies, history of maternal illness, nutritional status during pregnancy, and low birth weight. The aim of this research is to determine the factors related to the incidence of stunting in the Siulak Mukai Health Center Working Area, Kerinci Regency in 2021. This type of research is descriptive analytic with a cross sectional design. This research was carried out in April-August 2021. The population was 192 mothers of babies aged 0-2 years and a sample of 66 people was taken using 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 experienced stunting, the age of the mother who was at risk was only 5 people (7.6%), less than half (21.2%) of respondents with risky pregnancy intervals, more than half (54, 5%) of respondents with a history of illness during pregnancy, less than half (24.2%) of respondents with inappropriate nutritional status during pregnancy, and only 6 respondents with LBW children (9.1%). There is a significant relationship between maternal age (0.048), history of maternal illness (0.034), nutritional status during pregnancy (0.001), and low birth weight (0.012) with the incidence of stunting and there is no significant relationship between the spacing of pregnancies (1.000) and the incidence of stunting.]]>
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