RIWAYAT PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DAN MPASI DINI SEBAGAI PREDIKTOR TERJADINYA STUNTING PADA BADUTA DI KABUPATEN TIMOR TENGAH SELATAN PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR
| Main Authors: | , Asweros Umbu Zogara, , Prof. dr. Hamam Hadi, MS., ScD. |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
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[Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada
, 2013
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| Online Access: |
https://repository.ugm.ac.id/119915/ http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=59921 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: Stunting is a chronic nutrition problem that can reflect failure in growth accumulated before and after birth. Many factors affect the incidence of stunting, among others are exclusive breastfeeding and early introduction of complementary food. The result of a survey carried out by FAO, WFP, and UNICEF in 2010 showed the prevalence of stunting in children under five years old at Timor Tengah Selatan District was 61%. Objective: To find out whether history of exclusive breastfeeding and early introduction of complementary food were predictors of stunting in children under two years old at Timor Tengah Selatan District. Retrieval of data Method: This was observational study by cross sectional design used quantitative and qualitative methods. Qualitative data obtained from focus group discussion. Subject of the study consisted of 408 children 6 to 24 months from 14 villages at Amanuban Barat and Kie Subdistrict selected through simple random sampling technique. used a structured questionnaire. Stunting in children under two years old measured by indicators of body length by age (WHO 2005). Data were analysed by chi square and logistic regression tests with 95% confident interval. Results: The proportion of stunting in children under two years old at Amanuban Barat and Kie Subdistrict was 49%. The proportion of exclusive breastfeeding was 61%, and early introduction of complementary food was 36,8%. Exclusive breastfeeding and early introduction of complementary food were not factors affecting the incidence of stunting in children under two years old. Factors more strongly affecting the incidence of stunting in children under two years old were energy intake and characteristics of parents that comprised education and occupation. Conclusion: Exclusive breastfeeding and early introduction of complementary food were not predictors of stunting in children under two years old at Amanuban Barat and Kie Subdistrict.