Supriyanti, Norahayani, Lina, Kasad, Azwarni, Keumalahayati
Stunting in toddlers needs special attention because it can hamper the child's physical and mental development. Stunting is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and death as well as stunted growth in motor and mental abilities. There are a number of developing countries that can affect the nutritional status of children, namely lack of food consumption and accompanying diseases such as infections. Infectious diseases one of which is a worm infection. This study aims to determine the effect of intestinal worms and nutritionally aware family behavior on the incidence of stunting in infants in the area of Public Health Center of East Langsa during 2019. This type of research is quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study are 42 mothers who have children aged 24-60 months. Bivariate analysis using Chi Square test and logistic regression. Significant results if the value of p <0.05 with a 95% degree of confidence. Research results show the majority of toddlers do not have worm infections as many as 39 (92.9%), the majority of families have good nutritionally aware family behavior as much as 31 (73.8%), and the majority of toddlers do not experience stunting as much as 34 (81%). There is no significant relationship between intestinal worms infection with the incidence of Stunting in infants with a p-value = 1,000 (p> 0.05) and there is no significant relationship between nutritionally aware family behavior with the occurrence of stunting in infants with a p-value = 1,000 (p <0.05) It is expected that health workers increase knowledge, motivation and public awareness of the importance of paying attention to the nutritional coverage of children so that children avoid stunting so as to decrease the incidence of Stunting.
Stunting,Worm infection, KADARZI, Langsa, Aceh.