Determinants of Stunting Children Under Five of Age in Kendari City: A Community-Based Matched Case-Control Study

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10.2991/978-94-6463-427-3_21How to use a DOI?

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Stunting; children; case control

Abstract

A risk indicator for underdeveloped children is stunting. Stunted children under five make up an estimated 22% of the global population under five. Over 50% of stunted infants under five years old worldwide reside in Asia. This study looked at low birth weight and gender in stunted children under five years old. In Kendari city, South East Sulawesi, a Matched Case Control study was carried out at random in seven subdistricts between August and September of 2023 on a sample of 180 children, 90 of whom were stunted (cases) and 90 of whom were not, with their respective mothers. The children ranged in age from 24 to 59 months. A questionnaire that was given out in person by an interviewer was used to gather data. SPSS was used to examine the data. The McNemar test was utilized to determine the contributing factors of stunting. The 95% confidence interval (CI) and p < 0.05 were used in conjunction with the odds ratio (OR) to assess significance. Five-year-olds account for half of all incidences of stunting in children. In the sample, the proportion of boys and girls was about equal. The odds ratio [OR]: 0.2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.1 – 0.5; P > 0.05 for stunted children under five years old, and the odds ratio [OR]: 0.9, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.5 – 1.6 for children’s gender, did not correlate with low birth weight. It is necessary to create prevention-related initiatives and inform the public about the significance of eating a healthy diet when pregnant.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yusuf Sabilu
AU  - Ruslan Majid
AU  - Suhadi Suhadi
AU  - Yasnani Yasnani
AU  - Lisnawaty Lisnawaty
AU  - Arum Dian Pratiwi
AU  - Siti Nurfadilah
AU  - Yanti Yanti
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/22
TI  - Determinants of Stunting Children Under Five of Age in Kendari City: A Community-Based Matched Case-Control Study
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Halu Oleo International Conference on Public Health (HOICPH 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 178
EP  - 182
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-427-3_21
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-427-3_21
ID  - Sabilu2024
ER  -