Relationship Between Mother’s Nutritional Status During Pregnancy With The Incidence Of Stunting Toddlers In The Work Area Of Patebon Ii Community Health

Abstract

Prevalence of stunting in Kendal regency to the Kendal Health Office in 2023 was 8.3%, the prevalence of stunting in Patebon District according to Patebon II health center data in 2023 was 22%. Several factors that can cause stunting are the nutritional status of pregnant women , history of infectious diseases, maternal parenting patterns, history of exclusive breastfeeding, low birth weight (LBW), and family income levels. Stunting in toddlers is included in chronic nutritional problems where one of the factors that has the potential to cause stunting is the nutritional status of pregnant women. If pregnant women experience malnutrition in the early stages of the first life for the fetus, this will have an impact on their later life. From the results of the calculation of the sample size, the number of samples was 88. From Donosari sub district 12 samples were taken, from Bulugede sub district 16 samples were taken, from Tambakrejo sub district 29 samples were taken and from Purwokerto sub district 31 samples were taken. Based on the results of the Gamma statistical test, the significance value of ρ = 0.120 with a significance level of ρ = 0.16 (α>0.05) can be concluded that the results indicate that there is no relationship between maternal LILA during pregnancy and the incidence of stunting in the work area of Patebon II Health Center. Based on the results of the Gamma statistical test, the significance value of ρ = 0.039 with a significance level of ρ = 0.16 (α> 0.05) can be concluded that the results indicate that there is no relationship between maternal Hb during pregnancy and the incidence of stunting in the Patebon II Health Center work area.