Relationships of Family Resilience and Nutritional Behavior to Prevent Stunting in the District of West Bandung

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the relationship between family resilience and nutritional behavior to prevent stunting in the District of West Bandung. METHODOLOGY: The design used in this study was cross-sectional with a cluster-proportional sampling method. The sample was of mothers with children aged 6-24 months living in West Bandung Regency, totaling 124 respondents. Data collection from July to August 2023 used the BKKBN Family Resilience Index questionnaire to determine family resilience and secondary data from health centres in West Bandung Regency to assess stunting prevention. Statistical analysis used Spearman's rho. RESULTS: The results showed that 50.8% of family resilience was in the poor category, and 49.2% was in the sufficient category. For the nutrition behavior variable, 53.2% were in the poor category, and 46.8% were in the good category. Bivariate analysis showed that family resilience was significantly associated with stunting prevention (p=0.000), and nutritional behavior was also significantly associated with stunting prevention (p=0.000). The strength of the relationship was also found to be 0.403 and 0.416 for the variables of family resilience and nutritional behavior towards stunting, respectively, which means that the strength of the relationship is moderate and the direction of the relationship is positive. CONCLUSION: Family resilience and nutritional behavior have a significant and positive relationship with stunting prevention in West Bandung Regency. Intervention stunting should start as early as possible and requires cooperation with all elements of government and society.