| Summary: | Background: Stunting that happens during childhood is a risk factor for
increase of mortality rate, low cognitive capacity and motoric growth as
well as other unbalanced physical functions. Stunting in underfives will
bring bad impact to further life that is difficult to improve. Physical growth is
associated with genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factor includes
height of parents and gender. Father and mother with minimum height are
risk factor for the prevalence of stunting.
Objective: The study aimed to identify effect of height of father, height of
mother and gender of underfives to changes in stunting status from age of
6-12 months to 3-4 years.
Method: The study was analytic non experimental with retrospective
cohort design. Population of the study were all underfives (664) whose
height/length had been assessed during infancy at Tangerang Municipality
and District. Data analysis used chi square statistical test and Pearson
correlation, and multivariate analysis with multiple logistic regression to
identify variable most dominantly affected changes of stunting status.
Result: The prevalence of stunting at age of 6-12 months was significantly
associated with height of father, height of mother, low birth weight, birth
length, premature birth, education of father and education of mother
(p<0.05). At age of 3-4 years the prevalenve of stunting was significantly
associated with height of father, height of mother, education of father and
education of mother. As much as 26.4% of subject changed from normal
to stunting, 8.3% remained stunting and 5.7% changed from stunting to
normal. Gender did not associated with change of stunting status. The
change of status from normal to stunting was associated with height of
mother (OR=2.2) and education of father (OR=2.8). Exclusive
breastfeeding (OR=3.8) and education of father (OR=4.8) were factors
associated the subject to remain stunting at age of 3-4 years.
Conclusion: Height of mother and education of father were factors
associated with change of status from normal to stunting. Education of
father and exclusive breastfeeding supplementation were factors
correlation with the subject to remain stunting.
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