RELATIONSHIP OF BIOLOGICAL FACTORS WITH STUNTING IN WEST PASAMAN DISTRICT

Abstrak

Stunting reflects the failure of child growth (growth faltering) in the long term. The impact of stunting that
occurs before children are 2 years old can increase the risk of cognitive decline, that is, they tend to have lower
IQs than normal children (Ministry of Village Disadvantaged, 2018). This study aims to determine the
relationship between biological factors and the incidence of stunting. The research design used analytic
observational design, namely cross sectional comparative. The research was conducted in the working area of
Puskesmas Sukamenanti Pasaman Barat from July to June 2020. The total sample was 100 which were selected
by consecutive sampling. which were divided into 2 groups, namely mothers who had editing children aged 6 -
23 months, while for control, mothers who had normal infants. then the data were analyzed by using the ChiSquare test. The results of the study were categorized as food intake, exclusive breastfeeding, age, gender, low
birth weight. The conclusion of this study is a significant relationship between the level of energy intake and a
history of low birth weight with the incidence of stunting in West Pasaman Regency.