Research Paper
Year: 2023 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 536-543
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230666
Validation of Stunting Data in Pematangsiantar City and Policy Recommendations for Handling
Marice Simarmata
Master of Health Law Program, Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi
ABSTRACT
Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in children under five due to chronic malnutrition so that children are shorter for their age. Stunting occurs due to malnutrition from infancy in the womb and early life after birth and looks or appears after the child is 2 years old. This verification is carried out by visiting directly toddlers who fall into the stunting category to the location of residence, namely to the homes of toddlers who weighed in February 2022, namely 136 toddlers. This activity is carried out weighing in each village by measuring the nutritional status of infants and toddlers first by weighing and measuring height, intervention and monitoring. Based on the results of research Characteristics of Toddlers and Families who experience. Stunting in Pematangsiantar City is as follows: 1) The percentage of stunting toddlers in Pematangsiantar City is lower (15%) than the average stunting in North Sumatra (25%) based on SSGI 2021. e-PPGBM data 136 people; 2) Characteristics of Toddlers in Pematangsiantar City who experience Stunting is more people aged 24-59 months, namely (69.12%) and female (50.74%) but almost entirely have a Normal birth weight (77.94 %); 3). Family characteristics in Pematangsiantar City seen from high school father's education (62.5%) and toddler mother's education (70.59%) More are basic educated and seen from the whole job Fathers and mothers of toddlers work seen from the economic status of the family more families with income below UMR are (69.12%)
Keywords: Validation of Stunting, Pematangsiantar City, Policy Recommendations, Handling
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