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Medise BE, Julia M, Devaera Y, Sitaresmi MN, Asmarinah, Widjaja NA, Kalalo RT, Soesanti F, Friska D, Sirait WR, Azzopardi P, Sawyer S. Understanding the pubertal, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental trajectories of stunted and non-stunted adolescents: protocol of a multi-site Indonesian cohort study. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1296128. [PMID: 38690523 PMCID: PMC11059053 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1296128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Background The prevalence of stunting among Indonesian children aged 5-12 years decreased from 30.7% in 2013 to 23.6% in 2018 but has remained among the highest rates worldwide. Furthermore, Indonesian children were shorter than the standard reported by the World Health Organization and experienced obesity. The Indonesian government has created many programs to reduce stunting in children under the age of 5 years. An early preventive strategy is necessary because stunting can manifest within the initial 1,000 days of life, including during pregnancy. Therefore, a newer perspective, such as that achieved by addressing stunting in adolescents, has been deemed useful, given that adolescents are in their pubertal stage and are undergoing lifestyle changes. This cohort study was designed to measure these factors comprehensively in stunted and non-stunted children as they pass through adolescence. Methods For the prospective cohort, 560 individuals will be recruited from DKI Jakarta, DI Yogyakarta, and East Java. The participants will be categorized into stunted and non-stunted groups, then undergo annual examinations in which key objectives, such as weight, height, and body mass index ,will be assessed for the growth profile; waist circumference, middle-upper arm circumference, hand-grip strength, body fat percentage, and food intake will be evaluated in a nutritional assessment; psychosocial and mental issues will be evaluated according to behavioral problems, symptoms of depression, quality of life, sleep patterns, anxiety disorders, and parenting style through the use of specific questionnaires; and pubertal stage will be assessed using a self-report questionnaire. Some cross-sectional data, such as cognitive performance, hair zinc levels, vitamin D levels, bone mineral density, and bone age, will also be included. All the outcomes will be analyzed in accordance with the variable types. Discussion This study provides a thorough dataset of Indonesian adolescents encompassing several elements, such as growth, nutrition, psychosocial wellbeing, mental health, and pubertal development, for both stunted and non-stunted individuals. The data acquired from this study can be used to formulate policies to prevent stunting through targeted interventions for adolescents. Finally, a better understanding of adolescent health could lead to improved strategies to decrease the number of stunted individuals in the next Indonesian generation.
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- Bernie Endyarni Medise
- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch's Children Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch's Children Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Hoteit M, Mahfouz R, Sacre Y, Obeid S, Abou Nasr M, El Hajj M, Hanna-Wakim L, Fakih C. Assessment of dietary-lifestyle patterns and adherence to the USDA recommendations in Lebanese pregnant women amid the economic crisis: Findings from a national representative cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301170. [PMID: 38603738 PMCID: PMC11008882 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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As Lebanon's economic crisis become uncontrollable, Lebanese pregnant women face malnutrition, with many having to skip meals and switch to resort to cheap and unhealthy alternatives altogether. The objectives of the study were to assess the dietary and lifestyle patterns of Lebanese pregnant women and to evaluate their diets compliance with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pregnancy recommendations, before and during the Lebanese escalating economic crisis. A cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2021 and January 2022. A validated self-administrated questionnaire was administered during the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy among 363 women in all Lebanese governorates. Most of the pregnant women were free of diseases. While the majority did not smoke, 14.1% smoked hookah / shisha during pregnancy. The adherence to the USDA recommendations in our sample did not significantly vary prior to and throughout the socioeconomic crisis, and it was generally low. Only the mean consumption of vegetables increased during the socioeconomic crisis (p<0.05). Regarding physical activity, while the proportion of active women slightly decreased during the socioeconomic crisis, around 55% were still active. In conclusion, higher attention should be given to the dietary habits and health of this critical population, through effective interventions that increase awareness and achieve measurable improvements.
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- Maha Hoteit
- Food Sciences Unit, National Council For Scientific Research (CNRS-L), Beirut, Lebanon
- PHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon
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- PHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- PHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- PHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, School of Engineering, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon
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- Al Hadi Laboratory and Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Mulat E, Tamiru D, Abate KH. Impact of indoor Air Pollution on the Linear growth of children in Jimma, Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:488. [PMID: 38365615 PMCID: PMC10870508 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17975-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Stunting in children is the term for reduced linear growth and development, which is frequently brought on by a persistently inadequate diet, recurrent infections and chronic diseases or poor health conditions. Apart from the classic covariates of stunting, which include diet and illness, the relative contribution of household air pollution to chronic nutrition conditions is least studied. Hence, this study is conducted to investigate the impact of household air pollution on the linear growth of under-five children in Jimma town, Ethiopia. METHODS A prospective cohort study was employed to collect data from 280 under-five children who lived in households using solid fuel (exposed group, n = 140) and clean fuel (unexposed group, n = 140). Height-for-age Z scores were compared in both groups over a 12-month follow-up period. The difference in differences estimators were used for comparison of changes in the height-for-age Z scores from baseline to end line in exposed and non-exposed groups. The independent effect of the use of solid fuels on height-for-age Z scores was analyzed through a multivariable linear regression model. Statistical Significances were declared at P < 0.05 and 95% CI level. RESULTS In an unadjusted model (Model 1), compared with the clean fuel type, the mean difference in the height-for-age Z score of children in households using solid fuel was lower by 0.54 (-0.54, 95% CI -0.97, -0.12, P = 0.011). The beta coefficient remained negative after adjusting for age and sex (Model 2 -0.543, 95% CI -1.373, -0.563) and sociodemographic variables (Model 3: -0.543, 95% CI -1.362, -0.575). In the final model (Model 4), which adjusted for wealth quantile, dietary practice, water, sanitation and hygiene status and household food insecurity access scale, the beta coefficient held the same and significant (beta: -0.543, 95% CI -1.357, -0.579, P < 0.001). Higher HAZ scores were observed among female child (β: = 0.48, 95%CI: 0.28, 0.69), Child with father attended higher education (β: = 0.304 95%CI: 0.304, 95% CI 0.19, 0.41) as compared to male gender and those who did not attend a formal education, respectively. In contrast, child living in households with poor hygiene practices had lower HAZ score (β: -0.226, 95% CI: -0.449, -0.003), P < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to indoor air pollution was inversely related to linear growth. Furthermore, sex, educational status and hygiene were found relevant predictors of linear growth. In such a setting, there is a need to step up efforts to design and implement public education campaigns regarding the health risks associated with exposure to household air pollution. Promoting improvements to kitchen ventilation and the use of improved cooking stoves, which will help to mitigate the detrimental effects of indoor air pollution on child growth impairment and its long-term effects.
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- Elias Mulat
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Picauly I, Adi AAAM, Meiyetriani E, Mading M, Weraman P, Nashriyah SF, Hidayat AT, Boeky DLA, Lobo V, Saleh A, Peni JA. Path analysis model for preventing stunting in dryland area island East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293797. [PMID: 37917759 PMCID: PMC10621912 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The problem of stunting is still a fundamental problem in Indonesia's human development. East Nusa Tenggara Province is an archipelago dryland area where in 2007-2021 it has contributed to the highest number of stunting children prevalence in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the relationship of variables in individual, household and district level with the prevalence of stunting. METHODS This type of research is observational study with a cross sectional design. This study used individual secondary data from the Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey in 2021 consisting of 7,835 toddlers and National Social Economics Survey 2021. RESULTS This research found that both specific & sensitive intervention programs had an influence in accelerating the decline in stunting prevalence (higher score on Z Score). Results also revealed the positive influence of the food access variable on nutritional intake. The results of the path analysis test showed that sensitive intervention program variables have a positive effect on food access variable and environmental variable (environmental sanitation) such as the habit of open defecation and healthcare. There was significant relationship on disease history, environment and intake to Height for Age (HAZ) score. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, direct and indirect factors have important roles to prevent stunting. Sensitive and specific intervention program, food access, macro determinants and environment are the indirect indicators which contribute significantly to the stunting. The risk of children under five years old experiencing malnourished nutritional status increases with a history of infectious disease (diarrhea, ARI, worms). The risk of children under five years experiencing malnourished nutritional status decreases with adequate nutritional intake. It is hoped that there will be a special model of stunting control interventions at the individual level and at the family, household and district level that are integrated and of high quality through multisectoral cooperation in the dryland areas of the islands of East Nusa Tenggara Province.
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- Intje Picauly
- Faculty of Public Health, Department of Public Health, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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- SEAMEO RECFON, Pusat Kajian Gizi Regional, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Lokalitbangkes Waikabubak, Ministry of Health, West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Public Health, Department of Public Health, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- SEAMEO RECFON, Pusat Kajian Gizi Regional, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Public Health, Department of Public Health, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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- Lokalitbangkes Waikabubak, Ministry of Health, West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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- Health Polytechnique Kupang, Ministry of Health, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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Kupkova K, Shetty SJ, Pray-Grant MG, Grant PA, Haque R, Petri WA, Auble DT. Globally elevated levels of histone H3 lysine 9 trimethylation in early infancy are associated with poor growth trajectory in Bangladeshi children. Clin Epigenetics 2023; 15:129. [PMID: 37568218 PMCID: PMC10422758 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01548-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Stunting is a global health problem affecting hundreds of millions of children worldwide and contributing to 45% of deaths in children under the age of five. Current therapeutic interventions have limited efficacy. Understanding the epigenetic changes underlying stunting will elucidate molecular mechanisms and likely lead to new therapies. RESULTS We profiled the repressive mark histone H3 lysine 9 trimethylation (H3K9me3) genome-wide in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 18-week-old infants (n = 15) and mothers (n = 14) enrolled in the PROVIDE study established in an urban slum in Bangladesh. We associated H3K9me3 levels within individual loci as well as genome-wide with anthropometric measurements and other biomarkers of stunting and performed functional annotation of differentially affected regions. Despite the relatively small number of samples from this vulnerable population, we observed globally elevated H3K9me3 levels were associated with poor linear growth between birth and one year of age. A large proportion of the differentially methylated genes code for proteins targeting viral mRNA and highly significant regions were enriched in transposon elements with potential regulatory roles in immune system activation and cytokine production. Maternal data show a similar trend with child's anthropometry; however, these trends lack statistical significance to infer an intergenerational relationship. CONCLUSIONS We speculate that high H3K9me3 levels may result in poor linear growth by repressing genes involved in immune system activation. Importantly, changes to H3K9me3 were detectable before the overt manifestation of stunting and therefore may be valuable as new biomarkers of stunting.
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- Kristyna Kupkova
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
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Ndagijimana S, Kabano IH, Masabo E, Ntaganda JM. Prediction of Stunting Among Under-5 Children in Rwanda Using Machine Learning Techniques. J Prev Med Public Health 2023; 56:41-49. [PMID: 36746421 PMCID: PMC9925281 DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.22.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Rwanda reported a stunting rate of 33% in 2020, decreasing from 38% in 2015; however, stunting remains an issue. Globally, child deaths from malnutrition stand at 45%. The best options for the early detection and treatment of stunting should be made a community policy priority, and health services remain an issue. Hence, this research aimed to develop a model for predicting stunting in Rwandan children. METHODS The Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-2020 was used as secondary data. Stratified 10-fold cross-validation was used, and different machine learning classifiers were trained to predict stunting status. The prediction models were compared using different metrics, and the best model was chosen. RESULTS The best model was developed with the gradient boosting classifier algorithm, with a training accuracy of 80.49% based on the performance indicators of several models. Based on a confusion matrix, the test accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and F1 were calculated, yielding the model's ability to classify stunting cases correctly at 79.33%, identify stunted children accurately at 72.51%, and categorize non-stunted children correctly at 94.49%, with an area under the curve of 0.89. The model found that the mother's height, television, the child's age, province, mother's education, birth weight, and childbirth size were the most important predictors of stunting status. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, machine-learning techniques may be used in Rwanda to construct an accurate model that can detect the early stages of stunting and offer the best predictive attributes to help prevent and control stunting in under five Rwandan children.
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- Similien Ndagijimana
- African Centre of Excellence in Data Science, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda,Corresponding author: Similien Ndagijimana, African Centre of Excellence in Data Science, University of Rwanda, P.O Box 4285 Kigali, Rwanda E-mail:
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- African Centre of Excellence in Data Science, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
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Analysis of Socioeconomic, Utilization of Maternal Health Services, and Toddler's Characteristics as Stunting Risk Factors. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14204373. [PMID: 36297057 PMCID: PMC9606970 DOI: 10.3390/nu14204373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Stunting prevalence in South Kalimantan has been higher than the national figure and is the sixth highest in Indonesia. Not many studies in South Kalimantan have analysed the risk factors for stunting comprehensively that combine sociodemographic factors, utilization of maternal health services, and characteristics of children. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyse sociodemographic factors, utilization of maternal health services, and characteristics of children under 5 as determinants of stunting in South Kalimantan Province. This study used an analytic observational method with a cross-sectional design. Data collection used secondary data from the results of South Kalimantan Baseline Health Research 2018. The total population of toddlers obtained from South Kalimantan Baseline Health Research 2018 data was 1218 toddlers, and all of them were taken as samples. Data analysis used a chi square test for bivariate test and Logistic Regression for multivariate test. There is a relationship between mother’s education level (p = 0.001), father’s education (p = 0.002), toddler age (p < 0.001), low birth weight (p = 0.05), exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.008), and underweight (p = 0.000) with stunting. The data were continued with the Logistics Regression test and the dominant variables related to stunting were underweight (p < 0.001 with OR 18,241), under-five age (p < 0.001, with OR value for ages 24−35 months 9511), and premature birth (p = 0.027 with an OR of 2187). The conclusion of this study is that the most important factor in the incidence of stunting in South Kalimantan is underweight nutritional status.
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