DIMENSIONS OF PARENTING PATTERNS OF PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM STUNTING AT THE LEKEBAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, MEGO DISTRICT

Abstract

Introduction

Stunting is a condition where a child's height is shorter than the height of other children in general (his age) as seen from the Z-score value <-2SD which can be influenced by several factors such as parents, especially parenting in stunting children. stunting can result in an increased risk of morbidity, weak immunity, lack of intelligence, low productivity and sub-optimal brain development so that motor development is inhibited and mental growth is delayed. The intervention that needs to be done to prevent stunting starts from the first 1000 days of birth (HPK). the prevalence of stunted toddlers in sikka district in 2022 was 3174 children (13.8%), and the prevalence of stunting in lekebai health center in 2022 was 40 children

Method

This research design is descriptive with the population being all parents or guardians of children with stunting at the lekebai health center with a sample size of 40 people. This study used total sampling, data collection using a questionnaire. To determine the dimensions of parenting of parents or guardians of children with stunting at the Lekebai health center.

Result

Based on the results of the study, it was found that the dimensions of parenting in children with stunting were mostly categorized as good in the warmth dimension with a total of 37 respondents 92.5%.

Conclusion   

The description of the dimensions of parenting or parents or guardians of children with stunting consisting of age, education, occupation, and relationship.