Open AccessPENGARUH RIWAYAT INFEKSI DAN ASI EKSKLUSIF TERHADAP TUMBUH KEMBANG BALITA DALAM MENCEGAH STUNTING
Author(s) -
Elvalini Warnelis Sinaga,
Debora Lestari Simamora
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal maternitas kebidanan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2599-1841
pISSN - 2443-1028
DOI - 10.34012/jumkep.v6i1.1310
Subject(s) - toddler , breastfeeding , demography , psychology , medicine , pediatrics , developmental psychology , sociology
Stunting is a condition where the toddler's height is less than normal, this is an important problem for Indonesia today. The research method used naturalistic phenomenology with a retrosfective study approach. location in the Kelurahan Pekan Labuhan Medan., a total sample of 50 people, questionnaire interview research instruments. The results showed that there was an effect of infection history and exclusive breastfeeding on toddler growth and development. The results of the statistical analysis of the T test showed that the history of infection had an influence on the growth and development of children under five (p = 0.01; p <0.05), exclusive breastfeeding had an effect (p = 0.02; p <0.05) on the growth and development of children under five. Suggestions for further research with a different design.