Open AccessThe Relationship of Exclusive Breast Milk With Stunting in Children Under the Age of Two Years Tapung Kampar Distric
Author(s) -
Yulia Febrianita,
Annisa Fitri,
Andalia Roza,
Roni Saputra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative science and research technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-2165
DOI - 10.38124/ijisrt20jul844
Subject(s) - toddler , breastfeeding , medicine , bivariate analysis , observational study , chi square test , demography , environmental health , pediatrics , psychology , developmental psychology , mathematics , statistics , pathology , sociology
Based on the 2013 Basic Health Research (RISKESDAS), Short Toddler is one of the health problems of toddlers in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of stunting in children under two years of age in Tapung, Kampar Regency. The study uses observational analysis research methods with case control. The sample in this study were mothers with children under the age of two years in Tapung, Kampar district. The research instrument used was a questionnaire and a weight and height measurement tool. Bivariate data used chi square test with p value: 0.05. The results in this study were toddlers who were not exclusively breastfeeding who experienced more stunting, namely 52 respondents. Statistical test results obtained P Value <α = 0.05 which is 0,000. The conclusion of the study is the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting in the Kampung Tapung District with a P value of 0,000.