THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE INCIDENCE OF STUNTING IN CILDREN AGED 6-24 MONTH IN THE WORKING AREA OF SOROPIA HEALTH CENTER

Abstrak

Stunting is a condition where childrens height growth is not in accordance with their age due to chronic malnutrition. Failure of growth and development experienced due to multifactor. The impact is a decrease in the level of intelligence and vulnerability fo disease, which will have an impact on the economy in the future This is a burden for the State, especially due to increased health financing Objectives: To determine , the relationship between economic status, number of members and the incidence of stunting in children aged 6-24 month In the working area of Soropia Health Center, South Konawe Regency. Methods: This research is an observational analytic study using a Cross sectional Study design. The population is all mothers who have toddlers aged 6-24 months in the working area of the Soropia Health Center, totaling 93 toddlers. For the independent variable of socioeconomic status, the number of family members was analyzed using the Chi-sguare test with a significance level of ax0,05. For the dependent variable the incidence of stunting is based on measurements of Height/Age which is converted into a Z-score. The sampling technigue uses nonprobability sampling with the Accidental sampling method. Results: the results of the analysis concluded that, there was no relationship between socioeconomic status, number of family members and the incidence of'stunting in toddlers aged 6-24 months in the working area of the Soropia Health Center.