TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge and action related to stimulation development of stunted children
AU - Krisnana, Ilya
AU - Rachmawati, Praba Diyan
AU - Karimah, Ayu Saadatul
AU - Has, Eka Mishbahatul M.
AU - Benjamin, Lizy Sonia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Objective: To analyse the correlation of parental knowledge and parental stimulation with toddler stunting. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2020 at the Tlanakan Health Centre, Pamekasan Regency, Indonesia, and comprised mothers of stunted children aged 6-36 months who had no comorbid disease. Data was collected using a questionnaire and a checklist. Data was analysed SPSS with Spearmen Rank correlation. Results: Of the 186 mothers, 125(67.2%) were aged 20-30 years, and 168(90.3%) were housewives. Among the children, 97(52.2%) were boys and 89(47.8%) were girls. The largest age group was that of 25-36 months 80(43%). There was a significant correlation of parental knowledge and stimulation with the development of stunting toddlers (p=0.001). Conclusion: Parental knowledge and actions of developmental stimulation by parents were related to the quality of development of the stunted children.
AB - Objective: To analyse the correlation of parental knowledge and parental stimulation with toddler stunting. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2020 at the Tlanakan Health Centre, Pamekasan Regency, Indonesia, and comprised mothers of stunted children aged 6-36 months who had no comorbid disease. Data was collected using a questionnaire and a checklist. Data was analysed SPSS with Spearmen Rank correlation. Results: Of the 186 mothers, 125(67.2%) were aged 20-30 years, and 168(90.3%) were housewives. Among the children, 97(52.2%) were boys and 89(47.8%) were girls. The largest age group was that of 25-36 months 80(43%). There was a significant correlation of parental knowledge and stimulation with the development of stunting toddlers (p=0.001). Conclusion: Parental knowledge and actions of developmental stimulation by parents were related to the quality of development of the stunted children.
KW - Child development
KW - Growth disorders
KW - Parental knowledge
KW - Stunting
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U2 - 10.47391/JPMA.Ind-S2-14
DO - 10.47391/JPMA.Ind-S2-14
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85152096160
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 73
SP - S59-S62
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 2
ER -