The prevalence and risk factors of stunting among primary school children in North Sumatera, Indonesia

1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ICTROMI) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara

Lestari, S.^1 ; Fujiati, I.I.^1 ; Keumalasari, D.^2 ; Daulay, M.^3

Departement of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. dr. Mansur No. 5 Kampus USU, Medan

20155, Indonesia^1

Departement of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. dr. Mansur No. 5 Kampus USU, Medan

20155, Indonesia^2

Departement of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. dr. Mansur No. 5 Kampus USU, Medan

20155, Indonesia^3

关键词: Chi-square analysis;    Dominant factor;    Energy intake;    Logistic regressions;    Primary school children;    Primary schools;    Quality resources;    World Health Organization;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012219/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012219

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Stunting in primary school-aged children is a kind of health and nutrition problem in Indonesia which has an impact on the human quality resources degradation. This research aimed to determine the stunting prevalence and the risk factors associated with stunting in primary school children in North Sumatra Province. This research is an analysis of cross-sectional approach. The total sampleis 400 children aged 8-13 years old were in the study from the Medan city and Langkat regency in July - October 2017. Data collected by using questionnaire and anthropometric assessment. Stunting (