PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ashar, Hadi
AU  - Laksono, Agung Dwi
AU  - Supadmi, Sri
AU  - Kusumawardani, Hastin Dyah
AU  - Yunitawati, Diah
AU  - Purwoko, Sidiq
AU  - Khairunnisa, Marizka
TI  - Factors related to stunting in children under 2 years old in the Papua, Indonesia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2024.45.3.20230774
DP  - 2024 Mar 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 273--278
VI  - 45
IP  - 3
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/45/3/273.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/45/3/273.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2024 Mar 01; 45
AB  - Objectives: To analyze factors related to stunting in Papua region.Methods: Secondary data from the 2021 Indonesian National Nutrition Status Survey were used in this study. Samples of 2,937 Papuan children under the age of two were gathered for the study. This study analyzed independent variables (type of residence, mother’s age, marriage, mother’s education, employment, wealth, child’s age, gender, and early breastfeeding initiation (EBFI) with stunting. The relationship was analyzed using logistic regression tests.Results: Stunting is more common among children in Papua’s rural areas than in urban (AOR 1.168, 95% CI, 1.128-1.209). Stunting is more common in children who mother do not work than in mothers who do (AOR 1.174, 95% CI, 1.142- 1.207). Stunting is more common in children aged 12-23 months compared to children <12 months (AOR 3.381, 95% CI, 3.291-3.474). Compared to girls, boys are more likely to become stunted (AOR 1.348, 95% CI, 1,314-1,383). Children under the age of two who do not experience EBFI are at higher risk than those who have (AOR 1.078, 95% CI, 1.050-1.106).Conclusion: There are eight variables associated with stunting, namely residence, age of mother, mother’s education, mother’s occupation, economic status, child’s age, gender, and EBFI. Prioritization of stunting interventions in Papua should be targeted at mothers who living in rural, having low education, and not doing early breastfeeding initiation.