Hubungan Usia Pertama dan Tekstur Pemberian MPASI dengan Kejadian Stunting di Kelurahan Gunung Kelua Samarinda

Abstract

Stunting is growth failure conditions in toddlers which causes the toddler's height shorter than age standard. Inappropriate of complementary feeding of breast milk is one of the factors that can cause stunting. The highest incidence of stunting under five in 2020 in Samarinda is located in Gunung Kelua. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between age at first and texture of complementary feeding with the incidence of stunting in Gunung Kelua, Samarinda. The data used are primary from measuring height using microtoise and interviews with respondents. The case sampling technique is total sampling, while the control sample is simple random sampling. The sample consisted of 24 cases and 24 controls. Bivariate analysis with chi-square test. Data analysis showed that there were no relationship between the first age of complementary feeding (p= 0,267) and the texture of complementary feeding (p=1,000) with the incidence of stunting. The conclusion of this research is no relationship between age of the first and texture of the complementary food with the incidence of stunting.