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TL;DR
A cross-sectional study of 166 children in Indonesian stunting locus villages found that lack of maternal knowledge and negative parenting are the strongest risk factors for stunting, while close birth spacing is protective.
Healthcare · 4 authors, 2 centres
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A cross-sectional study of 166 children in Indonesian stunting locus villages found that lack of maternal knowledge and negative parenting are the strongest risk factors for stunting, while close birth spacing is protective.
This cross-sectional study analyzed determinants of stunting among 166 children aged 24–59 months in four stunting locus villages in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, from January to March 2022. Using chi-square and binary logistic regression, the study found a stunting prevalence of 22.3%.