THE INFLUENCE OF DEFECATION BEHAVIOR, DRINKING WATER SOURCES, AND MOTHERS' HANDWASHING HABITS ON THE INCIDENCE OF STUNTING

Abstract

Stunting is one of the nutritional problems in toddlers that has become a global concern in recent years, especially in low- and middle-income countries including Indonesia.  The type of research is observational analysis with a design or design of control cases. The sample was divided into two, namely case and control with a ratio of 1:1. The number of samples was 124 toddlers, of which 62 cases were stunted and 62 were not stunted.  The results of the study where the factors that significantly influenced the incidence of stunting were Age ( p = 0.000, OR = 5.429), Toddler Weight ( p = 0.000, OR = 0.205), Parental Income ( p = 0.028, OR = 2.444), Number of Children Owned by Toddler Mothers ( p = 0.001, OR = 3.561), Drinking Water Sources ( p = 0.000, OR = 4.875) and Hand Washing Behavior with Soap ( p = 0.001,   OR = 4,253). Improving Clean Water Quality and Sanitation by improving clean water infrastructure and implementing Soapy Handwashing Behavior by implementing a broad campaign on the importance of handwashing with soap, especially before meals and after using the toilet