DIET QUALITY DURING PREGNANCY IS A RISK FACTOR FOR STUNTING BIRTH IN TRIMULYO PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER, PESAWARAN DISTRICT

Abstract

Maternal nutritional intake during pregnancy is related to the birth of stunted babies. The relationship between maternal diet quality and stunting incidence is still poorly understood. This study aims to determine the differences in maternal diet quality during pregnancy between mothers who give birth to stunted and non-stunted babies. A case-control study was conducted on 31 pairs of mothers with a history of giving birth to stunted and non-stunted babies. Maternal diet assessment during pregnancy was carried out using FFQ-SQ and diet quality was evaluated using the Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I). Determination of stunting cases used birth records in the KIA Book. The DQI-I score of subjects in the control group was greater than that of the case group, namely 67.81 and 56.55. The difference was statistically significant so that it can be concluded that maternal diet quality during pregnancy is a risk factor for the birth of stunted babies. Overall, the DQI-I score of subjects in the control group was already in the good category (>60%), however, more efforts are needed to increase the scores in both groups.