Abstract
Stunting is a condition in which a child’s height is shorter than other children of the same age. Exclusive breastfeeding is a factor that can affect the stunting prevalence in Indonesia. In addition, specific nutritional intervention through multi-micronutrient supplementation called Taburia is given to prevent stunting. This study was aimed to determine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding practice and taburia supplementation in children aged 24-60 months in the working area of Sidotopo Wetan Health Center, Surabaya City. This study used secondary data obtained from a child monitoring survey database from the Surabaya City Health Office in the working area of Sidotopo Wetan Health Center. The samples size was 141 children aged 24–60 month, and the statistical analysis employed was the chi-square test. The results showed that the stunting proportion was 54.60%. There was a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding practice and the stunting incidence (p = 0.047). Children who did not provide exclusive breastfeeding had a higher risk 1.97 times of stunting. Taburia supplementation also had a significant relationship with stunting incidence (p = 0.016). Children with non taburia had a higher risk 2.35 times of stunting. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the prevention of stunting can be overcome by maximizing exclusive breastfeeding practice and complementary foods, also the allocation of taburia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 175-181 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Media Gizi Indonesia |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 May 2021 |
Keywords
- exclusive breastfeeding
- Stunting
- taburia