Quality of Drinking Water Resources with the Incidence of Stunting in Children Under Five in Kalipakis Village, Sukorejo District, Kendal Regency

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10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_51How to use a DOI?

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Quality of Drinking Water Sources; Diarrhea; Stunting

Abstract

In 2020, around 149.2 million or 22% of the world’s children under five were stunted, most of which came from Asia. In the same year, stunting data in Kendal Regency according to E-PPBGM was 17.54% of toddlers The incidence of stunting occurred due to chronic malnutrition and repeated infections during 1000 HPK. One of the causes of stunting is associated with water, sanitation and infectious diseases. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the quality of drinking water sources, the incidence of diarrhea and the incidence of stunting in toddlers in Kalipakis Village. Methods: Quantitative research with case-control study design. Data collection will be carried out from January to April 2023 in Kalipakis Village, Sukorejo District, Kendal Regency. The study sample was mothers of toddlers aged 0-59 months, namely 38 cases and 76 controls. Instrument: Data analysis using Chi-square test. Results: The results of this study show that there is a relationship between the quality of drinking water sources and the incidence of stunting (ρ-value = 0.000), and the results of testing the incidence of diarrhea with stunting (ρ-value = 0.000) means that there is a relationship between the two variables. Conclusions and Suggestions: Indicators of poor drinking water sources are a factor in the high incidence of diarrhea that can increase stunting rates in toddlers. For related agencies such as puskesmas and other village health services to be able to conduct periodic visits or monitor the quality of drinking water sources and history of infectious diseases.

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AU  - Putri Nur Riani
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PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/23
TI  - Quality of Drinking Water Resources with the Incidence of Stunting in Children Under Five in Kalipakis Village, Sukorejo District, Kendal Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Health Polytechnic Surabaya (ICoHPS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2468-5739
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