PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG STUNTING PADA BALITA DI DESA LUBUK BILANG KECAMATAN RAMBAH SAMO KABUPATEN ROKAN HULU

Authors

  • Rika Herawati Universitas Pasir Pengaraian
  • yusma lia fitri universitas pasir pengaraian
  • Andria Andria Universitas Pasir Pengaraian

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30606/jmn.v10i2.1407

Abstract

Stunting can be defined as a condition where a person's height does not match the age that has been
determined by calculating the Z-Index score for Height by Age (TB/U). A person is said to be stunted if
the Z-index TB/U score is below -2 SD (standard deviation) (Sutarto, Mayasari, & Indriyani, 2018). The
purpose of this study was to determine the description of maternal knowledge about stunting in toddlers
in Lubuk Bilang village. Rambah Samo sub-district, Rokan Hulu district. This research method uses
descriptive with cross sectional design. The sampling technique was carried out using total sampling,
that is, all the population was sampled. In this study, the number of samples was 35 mothers who had
stunting toddlers. The analysis of this study used Univariate analysis. The results of this study showed
that the respondent's knowledge about stunting was categorized as less, the age with less knowledge,
namely the age of 20-35 years, amounted to 27 people (77%), those with less knowledge based on their
education were 14 elementary school students (40%), and the knowledgeable less based on occupation
are housewives (IRT) totaling 20 people (57%). The conclusion of this study was that the mother's
knowledge about stunting in children under five in Lubuk Bilang village was said to be lacking, based on
age, education and occupation.
Keywords: Knowledge, Stunting, Lubuk Bilang Village

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Published

2021-11-10

How to Cite

Herawati, R., lia fitri, yusma, & Andria, A. (2021). PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG STUNTING PADA BALITA DI DESA LUBUK BILANG KECAMATAN RAMBAH SAMO KABUPATEN ROKAN HULU . Maternity and Neonatal : Jurnal Kebidanan, 10(2), 117–126. https://doi.org/10.30606/jmn.v10i2.1407