Risk Factors of Stunting in 2-5 years old age in Primary Health Care, Ubud, Gianyar

<p>Introduction: Stunting is a chronic nutritional disease caused by inadequate nutritional<br>intake during the growth period. The diagnosis of stunting is made if the Z-score of length<br>or height per age is less than -2 SD (Standard Deviation) based on the WHO child growth<br>standard. Purpose: This study aims to explain the factors influences  stunting in children<br>aged 2-5 years. This research was carried out in the working area of the Ubud 1 Health<br>Center, Gianyar in January-June 2022. Methods: This study was a quantitative analytic<br>study with a case-control design, which used 60 samples, consisting of 30 cases and controls<br>using consecutive sampling. Data was collected by measuring height, interviews and filling<br>out questionnaires. The research was analyzed by univariate, bivariate, and multivariate.<br>Results: Based on the Chi- square test, there was a significant relationship between the level<br>of feeding patterns (p-value 0.038), exclusive breastfeeding pattern (p-value 0.000), parental<br>education (p-value 0.001), infectious diseases (p-value 0.019). However the utilization of<br>health services could not be measured in this study. Conclusion:  This study concluded that<br>the nonexclusive breastfeeding pattern was the most influential factor in the incidence of<br>stunting compared to other risk factors (odds ratio = 9,333). Further research is needed with<br>a mixed method approach in order to obtain better analytical results in assessing the effect<br>on stunting.</p>