The association of complementary feeding with stunting in cildren aged 6 – 24 months in the working area of Talang health center, Solok regency, West Sumatra

Abstract

The problem of stunting in Solok regency exceeds the standard set by WHO, the prevalence is 40.1%, and be the highest one in West Sumatra. Children who gain stunting in the first 1000 days of life or during the age of two are more vulnerable to stunting after the child is two years old, therefore early screening and nutritional improvement are needed before the child is two years old. This research aims to determine the relationship between history of complementary feeding encompass (age,texture, frequency, and portion of complementery feeding). The design of this research was a case control conducted at the Talang Health Center, Solok Regency, West Sumatra. The research sample consisted of 80 mothers and children aged 6-24 months, divided into 40 sample groups of stunting and 40 sample groups normal children. Sample taken by total sampling method for the case group and for the control matching with posyandu areas were the same as the cases and taken by simple random sampling. Data was collected by questionnaire. Analysis test used by chi-square. The results of bivariate analysis related to stunting p-values obtained age of complementary feeding ( p = 0.003), the texture of complementary feeding ( p = 0.042), the frequency of complementary feeding ( p = 0.001), the portion of complementary feeding ( p = 0.002). This study concludes that there is an association of complementary feeding with stunting children aged 6 – 24 months in the work area of Talang health center, Solok regency.