STUDI ANALITIK; PERKEMBANGAN ANAK USIA PRASEKOLAH DENGAN STUNTING DI DESA BRANJANG

Abstract

The prevalence of short toddlers collected by WHO in 2019 stated that SouthEast Asia is the region with the highest prevalence of stunting (31.9%) in the world after Africa (33.1%). Based on the results of the 2018 Riskesdas, the stunting rate in Indonesia was 30.8%. This figure is still high compared to the National Medium Term Development Plan target of 19% in 2024. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between stunting and development in pre-school aged children in Branjang Village. The design of this research is descriptive correlation with cross sectional approach. The population of this study was 190 children aged 2-5 years. Sampling used purposive sampling method and the number of samples was 65 respondents. The measurement tools used were the Denver Developmental Screening Test II form and a microtoise tool. The statistical test used is the chi-square test. The results showed that 65 respondents were dominated by the age of 2 years (35.4%), female (50.8%), stunted (32.3%), not stunted (67.7%), normal development of 23 (35.4%) and the development of suspects was 21 (32.3%), the chi-square test analysis obtained p-value (0.341) > α (0.05). There is no relationship between stunting and development in preschool-aged children in Branjang Village. Parents are expected to be able to add insight regarding the development of children, especially children who experience stunting so that parents can anticipate developmental delays in children.