The Influence of Mother's Knowledge of Toddler Nutrition on Their Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Stunting

The Influence of Mother's Knowledge of Toddler Nutrition on Their Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Stunting

educational level, mother’s knowledge of stunting, mother’s behavioral, nutritional knowledge, stunting, toddler nutrition

Stunting under five in children is caused by multifactors, namely maternal knowledge of nutrition,
nutritional consumption during pregnancy, limited access to services, inadequate access to sanitation and clean
water. The impacts of stunting include a decrease in intelligence, vulnerability to diseases, hampering economic
growth and work productivity and exacerbating inequality. The aim of this research is to determine the
relationship between maternal knowledge of toddler nutrition, maternal knowledge and attitudes towards
stunting. This is quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach. Data collection was carried out by giving
out a 39-items questionnaire. The research population was mothers of toddlers who were treated at the Bandar
Lampung Adventist Hospital. Research sampling was carried out using simple random sampling. Bivariate
analysis was performed using a correlation formula, namely Pearson r. Data were analyzed using the chi-square
test which was processed using SPSS. The results showed that maternal knowledge of toddler nutrition was
related to maternal knowledge about stunting with a significant value of 0.007 (p<0.05). Maternal knowledge of toddler nutrition is related to maternal attitudes of stunting with a significant value of 0.009 (p<0.05).

Ernawaty Siagian, Putri Agape Ramschie

https://doi.org/10.23917/bik.v17i2.2835

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

2024

Sri Wahyuni

p-ISSN: 1979-2697
e-ISSN: 2721-1797

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