Open AccessRelationship Between Family Socio-Economic Status and the Incidence of Stunting Among Children Aged 24-59 Months in the Work Area Of Kadipaten Community Health Center Majalengka District in 2019
Author(s) -
Riuraeni,
Suharno Suharno
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian community health nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2655-8629
pISSN - 2654-2900
DOI - 10.29253/achnr.2020.21652
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , family income , socioeconomic status , community health center , medicine , household income , community health , socioeconomics , environmental health , demography , public health , geography , population , sociology , family medicine , economic growth , nursing , physics , archaeology , optics , economics
The incidence of stunting among children, especially under-five children is still high. At the Kadipaten CHC in 2019 there were 4.6% under-five children with stunting. This study aims to determine the relationship between socio-economic status and the incidence of stunting among children aged 24-59 months in the Work Area of Kadipaten Community Health Center, Majalengka District in 2019. This was a quantitative study with cross sectional design. The samples in this study were 328 children and parents of children aged 24-59 months in the work area of Kadipaten CHC, Majalengka District taken with simple random sampling technique. Thsi study was conducted in February - July 2020. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis with frequency distribution and bivariate analysis with chi square test. The results showed that among children aged 24-59 months in the Work Area of Kadipaten Community Health Center, Majalengka District in 2019, 11.3% experienced stunting, 36.6% had families with socio-economic status below the Regional Minimum Wage/UMR, and there was a significant relationship between socio-economic status of the family and the incidence of stunting in the Work Area of Kadipaten Community Health Center, Majalengka District in 2019 (r value = 0.02). CHC should collaborates with cadres in conducting health education about stunting and collaborates with related agencies to provide skills training for families whose income is below the UMR, so that they are able to create new businesses and increase family income. This is expected to affect the pattern of meeting family nutritional requirements.