This study aimed to examine the risk factors of childhood undernutrition in Indonesia. Determinants of childhood stunting were examined by using the 2013Indonesia Basic Health Research Survey dataset. A total of 76,165 children aged under 5 years were included in this study. The analysis used multivariatemultilevel logistic regression to determine adjusted odds ratios (aORs). The prevalence of stunting in the sample population was 36.7%. The odds of stunting increased significantly among the under-five boys, children living in slum area, and the increase of household member (aOR = 1.11, 95 %CI: 1.06–1.15; 1.09, 95%CI: 1.04–1.15; and 1.03, 95%CI: 1.02–1.04 respectively). The odds of stunting decreased significantly among children whose parents more educated (aOR = 0.87, 95 %CI: 0.83–0.91 and 0.87, 95%CI: 0.83–0.9, respectively), who live in urban area, in a province with higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, and in a province with higher ratio of professional health worker per 1,000 population aged 0-4 years (aOR = 0.85, 95%CI: 0.81–0.89; 0.89; 95%CI: 0.79–1.00; and 0.99; 95%CI: 0.99–1.00, respectively). The study found that stunting was resulted from a complex interaction of factors, not only at the individual level, but also at household and community levels. The study findings indicate that interventions should implement multi-level approaches to address various factors from the community to the individual level.

Women's autonomy and empowerment has generally been recognized as one of most important factors of development. A lack of autonomy and empowerment may lead to negative outcomes on child health and mortality. Yet no study to-date has analyzed links between women's empowerment and infant mortality in Indonesia. This study tried to fill this gap to investigate the effect of women's empowerment on infant mortality in Indonesia. Sample of 9,754 women aged 15-49 years who had their last childbirth in period 2007-2012 were drawn from 2012 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey. Composite index was considered to measure women's empowerment. Eight indicators were considered to measure three dimensions of women's empowerment, namely participation in economic decision-making, participation in health decision-making, and autonomy in mobility. Furthermore, the binary logistic model had been specified and estimated to investigate the effect of women's empowerment on infant mortality. Results showed that women who were more empowered were significantly less likely to experience infant mortality. This highlights the importance of women's empowerment in efforts to reduce infant mortality.Keywords: Demographic health survey, infant mortality, women's empowerment Abstrak Secara umum, otonomi dan pemberdayaan perempuan menjadi salah satu faktor penting dalam pembangunan. Kurangnya otonomi dan pemberdayaan perempuan dapat menyebabkan hasil negatif pada kesehatan dan kematian anak. Belum terdapat penelitian terkini yang menganalisis hubungan antara pemberdayaan perempuan dan kematian bayi di Indonesia. Penelitian ini berusaha mengisi kekosongan tersebut dengan menelusuri pengaruh pemberdayaan perempuan terhadap kematian bayi di Indonesia. Sampel berjumlah 9.754 perempuan berusia 15-49 tahun yang terakhir melahirkan pada periode tahun 2007-2012 diambil dari Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia 2012. Pemberdayaan perempuan diukur dengan menggunakan indeks komposit yang dibangun dari delapan indikator dari tiga dimensi pemberdayaan perempuan, yaitu partisipasi dalam pengambilan keputusan di bidang ekonomi, partisipasi dalam pengambilan keputusan di bidang kesehatan, dan kebebasan untuk berpindah. Selanjutnya, estimasi dampak pemberdayaan perempuan pada kematian bayi menggunakan model regresi logistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perempuan dengan tingkat pemberdayaan yang lebih baik akan memiliki peluang yang lebih rendah untuk mengalami kejadian kematian bayi. Hal ini menekankan pentingnya pemberdayaan perempuan untuk mengurangi kematian bayi.Kata kunci: Survei demografi kesehatan, kematian bayi, pemberdayaan perempuan

Alternative approaches are needed to address the issues of reproductive health, one of which is by increasing participation of men on women's sexual and reproductive health. This study aimed to investigate the impact of husband's participation in antenatal care on the use of skilled birth attendant after controlling socio-demographic characteristics. Samples were 4,000 women aged 15-49 years who had their last childbirth in the past year before the survey drawn from 2012 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey. The study used binary logistic regression model to identify the impact of husband's participation in antenatal care on the use of skilled birth attendant after controlling socio-demographic and maternal characteristics. The odds after controlling other factors indicated that women whose husbands attended at least one antenatal care visit were more likely to use skilled birth attendants than those whose husbands did not attend. In conclusion, husband's participation, through attending antenatal visit, positively affects the use of skilled birth attendant by women during delivery.

Tujuan dibangunnya pendidikan kejuruan adalah membentuk tenaga kerja yang berkompetensi dan terampil. Akan tetapi dalam kenyataannya lulusan SMK memberikan kontribusi tertinggi untuk pengangguran di Indonesia dibandingkan tingkat pendidikaan lainnya. Disisi lain sektor pertanian merupakan salah satu sektor potensial di Indonesia. Kondisi serupa juga terjadi di Pulau Sulawesi dimana lulusan SMK di Pulau Sulawesi secara keseluruhan memiliki TPT yang tertinggi dibandingkan tingkat pendidikan lainnya. Begitu juga dengan sektor potensialnya yang secara keseluruhan juga menunjukkan potensi ekonominya berada pada sektor pertanian. Tingginya peran sektor pertanian dalam perekonomian dapat memberikan peluang kerja yang besar karena adanya potensi kegiatan ekonomi dari sektor tersebut. Akan tetapi sektor pertanian adalah sektor yang kurang diminati oleh generasi muda. Oleh karena itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui variabel-variabel apa saja yang mempengaruhi pengangguran lulusan SMK di wilayah dengan potensi ekonomi sektor pertanian (Pulau Sulawesi). Data yang digunakan ada data Sakrernas Agustus 2021. Metode yang digunakan yaitu regersi logistik biner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel umur, status perkawinan, status dalam rumah tangga, klasifikasi wilayah, dan bidang keahlian berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pengangguran lulusan SMK di Pulau Sulawesi tahun 2021. Sedangkan variabel jenis kelamin dan pelatihan tidak berpengaruh signifikan.