| Summary: | Background:Stunting or short is a growth failure with deficits in length for age
<-2 z-scores based on standard reference growth of World Health Organization
2005. Stunting is influenced by many factors, including parental smoking. In
Yogyakarta coverage of parental smoking are high (52.1%) and the prevalence of
stunting toddler reaches 15.11%. Therefore need to be studied parental smoking a
risk factors of stunting inchildren aged 6-24 months.
Objective: Analyze parental smoking as a risk factor for the incidence of stunting
in children aged 6-24 months in the Yogyakarta City.
Methods: This study is an observational study with case control study design.
The subjects were all children aged 6-24 months were recorded in the register a
toddler posyandu in 3 subdistricts (Umbulharjo, Tegalrejo and Kotagede) and his
parents live, the study site ofinclusion and exclusion criteria. Number of samples
121 cases and 121 controls. Univariate data analysis, bivariate using Chi-square,
and multivariate using multiple logistic regression.
Result: This research shows as much as 58,68 % of the childrenwere parents who
smoking. Bivariate analysis showed there was no statistically significant
association between parental smoking withthe incidence of stunting in children
aged 6-24 months in the Yogyakarta City p=0,601
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