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A Perbedaan Praktik Makan dan Status Gizi Anak Usia 6-24 Bulan di Wilayah Lokasi Khusus Stunting dan Non Lokasi Khusus Stunting di Wilayah Kecamatan Baruga Kota Kendari Tahun 2024
Jurnal Kendari Kesehatan Masyarakat, Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026), hlm. 311–317
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The prevalence rate of stunting in Southeast Sulawesi based on the Indonesian Nutritional Status Study in 2022 decreased by 2.5 percent from 30.2 percent to 27.7 percent in 2023. Data from the Kendari City Population Control and Family Planning Service shows that 6 sub-districts are priorities for accelerating stunting reduction in Kendari City, one of which is Baruga District with 6 cases and 764 families at risk of stunting. So family assistance is needed in accelerating stunting reduction. The aim of this research is to determine the differences between eating practices and nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months in special stunting locations and non-specific stunting locations in Baruga District, Kendari City in 2024. This type of research is observational with a cross-sectional design. The results of this study show that there is no difference in eating practices, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, minimum dietary diversity, and food frequency with the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months in the Baruga District area and there is a difference between minimum meal frequency and the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months. month in the Baruga District area. The conclusion is that eating practices, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, minimum dietary diversity and food frequency have no difference with the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months in the Baruga District area, while minimum meal frequency has a difference with the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months in the District area. Baruga. Suggestions for parents of respondents to pay more attention to their children's eating practices and eating patterns.