Community Behaviour in Stunting Prevention in Leuwigoong Village, Leuwigoong Sub-district Garut Regency

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10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_19How to use a DOI?

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stunting; behavior; prevention

Abstract

This research is motivated by secondary data showing that Indonesia’s stunting rate is high. Garut Regency is one of the regions that have the highest stunting rate in West Java and ranks third in Indonesia. Leuwigoong Village, Leuwigoong District is one area that received special attention from the Garut Regency Government because it has a high stunting rate. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of community behavior in preventing stunting. The study was conducted with a descriptive survey of the population of pregnant women, parents with children under five, and adolescents aged 15–18 years. The results showed that stunting was caused by behavioral problems, namely the regulation of diet/nutrition for pregnant and lactating mothers, child-rearing, and poor sanitation. These conditions indicate that community behavior towards stunting prevention is still lacking, which is indicated by the lack of public knowledge about stunting; lack of access to information for prospective parents, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and parents/families with children 6 months – 24 months and 3 – 5 years; Posyandu cadres do not provide specific counseling related to behavior to optimize children's growth and development; and still limited learning media. Recommendations from this study are the importance of increasing public understanding of stunting and its prevention as well as increasing the ability of academics to provide education to students and the public in general regarding stunting so that changes in community behavior in preventing stunting can be carried out massively.

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AU  - Dwi Yuliani
AU  - Dyah Asri Gita Pratiwi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/06/21
TI  - Community Behaviour in Stunting Prevention in Leuwigoong Village, Leuwigoong Sub-district Garut Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference On Multidisciplinary Studies (ICOMSI 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 181
EP  - 187
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_19
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