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Maternal Factors in Stunting Among Vulnerable Children

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Children with stunting in Indonesia and other low-middle countries remains a serious problem. This study aimed to identify the association between maternal education, maternal age, maternal height, preceding birth interval, and ANC clinic visits and stunting among vulnerable children in Kupang Regency, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was conducted of two villages in Kupang Regency. The study sample comprised female ex-refugees from Timor Leste who had children aged 24–59 months. The subjects were chosen using consecutive sampling, with a total number of 154. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. There was a significant relationship between maternal education (p = 0.014), maternal height (p = 0.003), preceding birth interval (p = 0.001), ANC clinic visits (p = 0.009) and stunting. In contrast, maternal age showed no significant association (p = 0.611). Further studies are needed to help eradicate stunting by intervening in the reduction of risk factors.

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Series Title

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia, Vol. 24 No. 2, July 2021

Call Number

(05) 610.5 (910) FAK j

Publisher

Depok : Fakultas Keperawatan UI., 2021

Collation

Hlm. 82-89

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

1410-4490

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(05) 610.5 (910) FAK j

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Vol. 24 No. 2

Subject(s)

Antenatal care
Children
Indonesia
Mother
maternal age
refugee
stunting

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