TheLinkage Between Mother's Knowledge and Stunting Incidence in Coastal House Holds

Yuliantini, Emy and Sukiyono, Ketut and Sulistyo, Bambang and Yuliarso, M. Zulkarnain (2023) TheLinkage Between Mother's Knowledge and Stunting Incidence in Coastal House Holds. Star Shine Medical Journal, 3 (1). ISSN 2797-1502

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Abstract

Socio-economic stratification, coastal communities are not a homogeneous society. Coastal communities are formed by diverse social groups. Viewed from the aspect of community interaction with the economic resources available in coastal areas. The malnutrit ion status of fishermen's families is 80% greater than that of farming families. The nutritional status of children under five depends on nutritional intake, mother's level of knowledge, family economic level, mother's education, parenting style and food security. Mother's knowledge has an important role because the mother is the first teacher for the child. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between mother's knowledge and the incidence of stunting in Bengkulu province. The research desi gn is descriptive analytic with a cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study were mothers who had children under five in the locus and no stunting locus on the coast of Bengkulu province, totaling 479. The data that had been collected was processed using the Statistical Package For the Social Science (SPSS) program, then this type of analysis was used for processing. square chi. The results of the study showed a significant relationship between mother's knowledge and the incidence of stunting in Ben gkulu province. Increasing the knowledge of mothers in coastal households can be carried out by educating them by forming a community of mothers of toddlers in developing knowledge and insights about family feeding.

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