Exclusive Breastfeeding History Risk Factor Associated with Stunting of Children Aged 12–23 Months

Sari, Nurhalina; Manjorang, Marlida Yuliza; Zakiyah, Zakiyah; Randell, Madeleine

doi:10.21109/kesmas.v16i1.3291

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“…Of a sample of 1,459 children under five years, over half (53.8%) were continuously breastfed from birth until their current age (months). This result was similar to the previous studies in that breastfeeding was a preventive factor for reducing childhood stunting (Dabar et al, 2020;Rathaur et al, 2018;Sari et al, 2021). In a mother's breast milk, colostrum, essential nutrients, and vitamins are already included for optimal growth and development of children.…”

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Factors Predicting Chronic Malnutrition Among Young Children in Myanmar

Mon¹,

Payakkaraung²,

Rungamornrat³

2023

JPSS

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Chronic malnutrition (i.e., stunting) is one of the significant health problems among children under five years old in Myanmar. The government has been trying to accelerate the reduction of malnutrition by collaborating and coordinating with other government and non-government organizations. However, the prevalence of chronic malnutrition remains high. This study examines the factors that could predict chronic malnutrition among young children using the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016. Data record forms were used to collect the required information from the original data source. Descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis were applied to analyze the data analysis and to determine the predictive power of independent variables. It was found that breastfeeding, birth weight, and family wealth index were significant predictors of childhood stunting. This study recommends emphasizing low-birth-weight infants to prevent chronic malnutrition and promote breastfeeding for all infants and children in Myanmar. Furthermore, policymakers should try poverty reduction and establish healthcare services that are easily accessible to the public, especially to the poor. Based on the findings of this study, more efforts to set up readily available public health services providing care for pregnant women and promoting breastfeeding would be some better precautions against chronic malnutrition for every child, particularly from developing countries.

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Factors Predicting Chronic Malnutrition Among Young Children in Myanmar

Mon¹,

Payakkaraung²,

Rungamornrat³

2023

JPSS

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“…Hasil penelitian Astuti et al (2020) menunjukkan bahwa ASI eksklusif dapat mencegah stunting. Balita yang tidak diberikan ASI eksklusif akan lebih memiliki risiko stunting sebesar 3,1 kali daripada balita yang diberikan ASI eksklusif (Sari et al, 2021).…”

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Karakteristik balita, ASI eksklusif, dan keberadaan perokok dengan kejadian stunting pada balita

Khairani¹,

Effendi

2022

Aceh. Nutri. J.

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Stunting has an impact on cognitive function disorders, endurance, productivity, and potential to experience degenerative diseases. The aim of research was to measure the association between characteristics of children, exclusive breastfeeding, and presence of smokers with incidence of stunting. The design of research was a Cross Sectional. The sample was a toddler aged 12-59 months who visited to Integrated Healthcare Center (Posyandu) in Ratu Samban District, Bengkulu City in 2017. Samples were taken using Accidental Sampling technique as many as 102 toddlers. Data were collected by conducting interviews based on questionnaires, looking at maternal and child health books, and anthropometric measurements. Data analysis using Chi-Square test. The results, there was no significant correlation between characteristics of toddler (such as age (p= 0,175), gender (p= 0,439), birth weight (p= 0,218), birth length (p= 0,080)), exclusive breastfeeding (p= 0,362), and presence of smokers (p= 0,940) with incidence of stunting. In conclusion, there was no significant relationship between characteristics of toddlers, exclusive breastfeeding, and presence of smokers with incidence of stunting. It is recommended to Public Health Center to intervene in first thousand days of life in form of nutrition fulfillment, antenatal care, and education about the dangers of smoking for pregnant mother and toddler.

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“…Meanwhile, Amsalu (2008) discovered that children without exclusive breastfeeding were 3.2 times as high risk of malnutrition and 6.9 times as high risk of stunting as children with exclusive breastfeeding. Another study in Banjar Margo District, Tulang Bawang Regency, showed that children without exclusive breastfeeding were 3.1 times as high risk of stunting as those with exclusive breastfeeding (Sari et al, 2021). A study in Mexico also showed that breastfeeding was a consistently protective factor against child stunting (Campos et al, 2020).…”

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Exclusive breastfeeding and low birth weight as risk factors of stunting in under-five children: A case-control study in Darul Imarah Sub-District, Aceh Besar, Indonesia

Izzah

Ahmad²,

Junita

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Stunting refers to children’s growth and development disorders and is affected by chronic nutrient deficiency, repeated infections, and a lack of stimulation during the first 1000 days of their life. This study aimed to examine the effects of breastfeeding and birth weight on the incidence of stunting in under-five children. This case-control study design involved 116 under-five children: 53 children in the case group and 53 children in the control group. This study was conducted in Darul Imarah Community Health Center, Aceh Besar. The data on characteristics, early breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding, and breastfeeding duration were collected using the interview method. Meanwhile, the data on birth weight was collected from birth records in the MCH book. Finally, the data on stunting were collected using the anthropometric measurements determined by the HAZ index based on the z-score. A child would have categorized as stunted if the z-score value had been <-2 SD. The collected data were then analyzed using the bivariate and multivariate analyses and the binary logistic regression test at a 95% confidence level. The results showed that exclusive breastfeeding and LBW were risk factors of stunting in under-five children. Children without exclusive breastfeeding had 4.57 times as great risk of stunting as those with exclusive breastfeeding (OR = 4.57; 95% CI; 1.57-13.27). Moreover, children born with low birth weight had 9.43 times as great risk of stunting as those born with normal weight (OR = 9.43; 95% CI; 3.54-25.12). Education and promotion are needed to increase exclusive breastfeeding and improve pregnant women’s health to prevent a low birth weight of babies and reduce the incidence of stunting since the early stage.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding History Risk Factor Associated with Stunting of Children Aged 12–23 Months

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Factors Predicting Chronic Malnutrition Among Young Children in Myanmar

Factors Predicting Chronic Malnutrition Among Young Children in Myanmar

Karakteristik balita, ASI eksklusif, dan keberadaan perokok dengan kejadian stunting pada balita

Exclusive breastfeeding and low birth weight as risk factors of stunting in under-five children: A case-control study in Darul Imarah Sub-District, Aceh Besar, Indonesia

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