HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANG 1000 HPK (HARI PERTAMA KEHIDUPAN) TERHADAP RISIKO STUNTING PADA REMAJA PUTRI DI KABUPATEN KENDAL

Stunting is a condition where a child's growth and development fails in the first 1000 days of life or HPK, and stunting occurs due to acute malnutrition. According to the Organization, (2015) it is said that stunting occurs when a child's height at the age of <-2 standard deviations (SD) on the growth chart. Stunting can occur if the nutrition that enters the body does not meet the nutritional needs required or if there is repeated or chronic infection in the 1000 HPK. Stunting is one of the chronic diseases in toddlers. Toddlers who suffer from stunting are at greater risk of developing degenerative diseases that will affect the level of intelligence of the toddler. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge about the 1000 HPK and the risk of stunting in adolescent girls in Kendal Regency. The type of research used is quantitative descriptive, where this study aims to describe knowledge and risks about the 1000 HPK on the risk of stunting in adolescents, the design used is cross-sectional, data analysis using the Spearman Correlation Test, purposive sampling technique. The population is 215 while the sample used is 140 samples. The results of the study showed that there was a relationship between knowledge about 1000 HPK and the risk of stunting in adolescent girls with a p value of 0.000.