Correlations of Anemia, Stunting, and Sociodemographic Characteristics and Energy Among Children Aged 6–23 Months at Karangklesem Village, South Purwokerto

Abstract

Stunting and anemia are longstanding public health challenges which adversely affects the cognitive development and physical wellbeing of children. Anemia and stunting occurring in this key period have serious implications for individuals and societies, especially in rural areas in developing country. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of stunting and anemia among 6-24 months old children. The methode Cross-sectional survey was conducted among 134 children aged 6-24 months, which were living at Karangklesem village, in july 2019. A multistage sampling technique was used. children were randomly selected and used systematic random sampling method to select the research participants. Data on sociodemographic, anthropometric, dietary energy, blood samples for hemoglobin were collected. Binary logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with the outcome variables (stunting and anemia) separately, and finally multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify independent variables of each outcomes. The result showed that 35,07% of children at Karangklesem were suffered from anemia and the malnutrition with prevalence rates of 31,34% for stunting, and 15,67% for stunting chronic. Anemia was significantly associated with malnutrition (stunting, OR: 1.65, 95% CI: 1.052.61. In the multivariable analyses, energy (OR = 4,18, 95% CI: 2,65-6,57) and low family income (OR = 4,08, 95% CI: 1,33-12,54) and anemia were factors significantly associated with stunting. less maternal education, parent's job not significantly increased the risk for infant anemia. This study revealed highlevel of stunting and anemia among children aged 6-24 months. Specific sociodemographic characteristics and energy were highly associated with infant anemia in rural areas of Karangklesem. Health education focusing on feeding practices and nutrition education could be a practical strategy for preventing anemia and malnutrition in young children.

Anemia Prevalence, Characteristics, and Hematological Profile among Stunted Children Under 2 Years Old in Bandung Regency, Indonesia

“…1 There was no previous report on the magnitude of anemic stunted children under 2 years of age in West Java, limiting the comparison of our findings. The magnitude of anemia in our study was higher than that in the study conducted in South Purwokerto (35.07%), 16 Ethiopia Abbreviation: RMW: regional minimum wage.…”

“…1 The previous study conducted by Adriyani and Hikmanti in Karangklesan Village, South Purwokerto, where 30% of stunted children aged 6 to 24 months had anemia, found that children who had anemia had a risk of 1.65 times of being stunted. 16 Both stunted growth and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) may be caused by malnutrition and thus follow a similar causal pathway. The study conducted in Indonesia reported that the most common causes of anemia in children are iron deficiency, thalassemia, and chronic blood loss due to parasitic infections and malaria.…”

“…33 To reduce the burden of disease, improving the entire household economy may be necessary by establishing a new lifestyle, such as growing a nutrition garden, chicken livestock, and other activities that can be coordinated with cadres of each village for prevention programs. 6 16 17…”

“…33 To reduce the burden of disease, improving the entire household economy may be necessary by establishing a new lifestyle, such as growing a nutrition garden, chicken livestock, and other activities that can be coordinated with cadres of each village for prevention programs. 6,16,17 As stated in the study protocol, the anemic and/or stunted children in this study had been referred for follow-up plans by pediatricians at Soreang Hospital, a government-owned hospital under Kabupaten Bandung District Health Office. Although the service was designed for free, unfortunately as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic hit globally the opportunity may not have been properly utilized.…”

Pengembangan Perangkat Pengukuran Hemoglobin Secara Non-Invasif Berbasis Jaringan Long Range (LoRa)

“…Faktor anemia pada calon ibu merupakan faktor yang jarang dilakukan pencegahan [7]. Stunting dapat dicegah mulai dari calon ibu atau remaja putri dapat menjaga kesehatannya [8], [9]. Remaja putri yang sering mengalami anemia di masa sekolah memiliki kemungkinan besar untuk melahirkan anak yang stunting [10].…”