ABSTRACT
FATHUR RAHMAN : Factors Related to Stunting of Toddler in the Working Area of Lompe Ntodea Public Health Center Parigi Barat Sub-district Parigi Moutong District (Supervised by Herman)
Health promotion Specialization
Public Health Study Program
Tadulako University
2021

Indonesia is one of the countries with a fairly high prevalence of stunting, it is 29.6%. In 2018 the prevalence of stunting in Central Sulawesi was 32.3%. Data from the Parigi Moutong District Health Office in 2018 shows that a stunting prevalence of 30.1%. The prevalence of stunting cases in Parigi Moutong Regency area is high, it is in West Parigi District at 40.7%. The adverse effects that can be caused by internal stunting are disruption of brain development, impaired physical growth, and metabolic disorders in the body. The purpose of this research is to determine factors that influence stunting of toddlers in the working area of the Lompe Todea Public Health Center, West Parigi District, Parigi Moutong Regency. The research method used was quantitative with a cross sectional research design. The population were 832 children under five and the number of samples were 90 people taken through simple random sampling technique. The data was collected through questionnaire and were analysed using univariate and bivariate analysis using the chi-square test with a value of