Factors associated with stunting incidents in toddler in the working area of north wakorumba health center, North Buton District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 2023

Background: The problem of children's nutritional health which is currently the government's main priority to be addressed immediately is child growth and development. One of the problems with children's growth and development that is often encountered is stunting. Indonesia is the fifth country with the highest prevalence of stunting in the world with a figure reaching 37%. Meanwhile, in the Southeast Asia region, Indonesia is ranked second with the highest prevalence of stunting compared to other countries in Southeast Asia. results of the 2022 Indonesian Nutrition Study the prevalence of stunting under five (TB/U) based on districts/cities in Southeast Sulawesi Province, namely Central Buton Regency, was ranked first (41.6%) Objective: This study aims to determine factors related to the incidence of stunting among toddlers in the working area of the North Wakorumba Community Health Center, North Buton Regency in 2023. Method: The type of research used in this research is observational analytics with a case controll study approach. The sampling technique used is simple random sampling. The total sample was 150 respondents. The analysis used is the chi-square test. Results: This research shows that there is a relationship between maternal knowledge (p-value = 0.000), family income (p-value = 0.048), exclusive breastfeeding (p-value = 0.001), maternal parenting style (p-value = 0.008) and not There is a relationship between history of infectious diseases (p-value = 0.158) with the incidence of stunting in toddlers in the North Wakorumba Health Center Working Area, North Buton Regency. Conclusion: There is a relationship between maternal knowledge, family income, exclusive breastfeeding and maternal parenting patterns on the incidence of stunting in toddlers and there is no relationship between history of infectious disease and the incidence of stunting in toddlers in the working area of North Wakorumba Community Health Center, North Buton Regency in 2024. So that the Community Health Center It is necessary to increase the intensity of outreach to increase community knowledge and enthusiasm in managing family nutrition.