The Correlation between Stunting, Maternal Knowledge, and Nutritional Care in Aceh, Indonesia
Background: Aceh province is one of the Indonesian provinces with the highest prevalence of stunting. Many factors contribute to this situation, including maternal knowledge. Although many studies have been conducted in Indonesia, literature exploring the correlation between stunting, mothers’ knowl...
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| description | Background: Aceh province is one of the Indonesian provinces with the highest prevalence of stunting. Many factors contribute to this situation, including maternal knowledge. Although many studies have been conducted in Indonesia, literature exploring the correlation between stunting, mothers’ knowledge of stunting, and nutritional care in the Aceh province is limited.
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the correlation between mothers’ knowledge of stunting, nutritional care, and the prevalence of stunting.
Methods: This study utilized a quantitative paradigm and a cross-sectional design. The participants were 90 mothers selected by purposive sampling technique at Neuheun village, a village with the highest stunting prevalence in Aceh Besar Regency. The data was collected using a questionnaire measuring the mothers’ knowledge of stunting and nutrition care. In addition, secondary data was collected based on the anthropometric measurements of the children from the local community health center.
Results: The findings suggest a significant correlation between maternal knowledge and stunting prevalence (p-value=0.003), as well as a significant correlation between nutrition care knowledge and stunting prevalence (p-value<0.001).
Conclusions: This study concludes a significant correlation between mothers’ knowledge, nutritional care, and the prevalence of stunting in children at Neuheun Village, Aceh Besar Regency. Such findings underscore the imperative for concerted efforts among stakeholders to enhance maternal understanding of stunting and promote optimal nutritional care practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff5d1e6a634748e68e507a9e3fbdd67c2025-08-20T01:52:48ZengUniversitas AirlanggaAmerta Nutrition2580-11632580-97762024-11-018451351810.20473/amnt.v8i4.2024.513-51844840The Correlation between Stunting, Maternal Knowledge, and Nutritional Care in Aceh, IndonesiaMuhammad Fatih Ramadhan0Herlina Dimiati1Hidayaturrahmi Hidayaturrahmi2Rosaria Indah3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-5851Bachelor of Medicine Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah KualaDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah KualaDepartment of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah KualaDepartment of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Pusat Riset Ilmu Sosial dan Budaya (Research Center for Social and Cultural Studies), Universitas Syiah KualaBackground: Aceh province is one of the Indonesian provinces with the highest prevalence of stunting. Many factors contribute to this situation, including maternal knowledge. Although many studies have been conducted in Indonesia, literature exploring the correlation between stunting, mothers’ knowledge of stunting, and nutritional care in the Aceh province is limited. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the correlation between mothers’ knowledge of stunting, nutritional care, and the prevalence of stunting. Methods: This study utilized a quantitative paradigm and a cross-sectional design. The participants were 90 mothers selected by purposive sampling technique at Neuheun village, a village with the highest stunting prevalence in Aceh Besar Regency. The data was collected using a questionnaire measuring the mothers’ knowledge of stunting and nutrition care. In addition, secondary data was collected based on the anthropometric measurements of the children from the local community health center. Results: The findings suggest a significant correlation between maternal knowledge and stunting prevalence (p-value=0.003), as well as a significant correlation between nutrition care knowledge and stunting prevalence (p-value<0.001). Conclusions: This study concludes a significant correlation between mothers’ knowledge, nutritional care, and the prevalence of stunting in children at Neuheun Village, Aceh Besar Regency. Such findings underscore the imperative for concerted efforts among stakeholders to enhance maternal understanding of stunting and promote optimal nutritional care practices.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/AMNT/article/view/46754knowledgemothermalnutritionnutritionstunting |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Fatih Ramadhan Herlina Dimiati Hidayaturrahmi Hidayaturrahmi Rosaria Indah The Correlation between Stunting, Maternal Knowledge, and Nutritional Care in Aceh, Indonesia Amerta Nutrition knowledge mother malnutrition nutrition stunting |
| title | The Correlation between Stunting, Maternal Knowledge, and Nutritional Care in Aceh, Indonesia |
| title_full | The Correlation between Stunting, Maternal Knowledge, and Nutritional Care in Aceh, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | The Correlation between Stunting, Maternal Knowledge, and Nutritional Care in Aceh, Indonesia |
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| title_short | The Correlation between Stunting, Maternal Knowledge, and Nutritional Care in Aceh, Indonesia |
| title_sort | correlation between stunting maternal knowledge and nutritional care in aceh indonesia |
| topic | knowledge mother malnutrition nutrition stunting |
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