ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIO ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION WITH STUNTING IN TODDLERS IN THE WORK AREA OF DOMBUSOI HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

Stunting is one of the global health problems and is closely related to the quality of a nation's human resources in
the future. Stunting in Indonesia is a significant problem affecting children under five with multidimensional, not
just lack of food but related to determinants such as poverty and environmental sanitation. The Dombusoi Public
Health Center, Marawola Barat District, is the first stunting in Sigi Regency with a stunting incidence of 45.9% in
2020. This study aims to determine the association between socio-economic and environmental sanitation with the
incidence of stunting in children under five in the Work Area of the Dombusoi Health Center. This research is
using an analytical observational with a cross-sectional design study. The population is toddlers aged 25-59 months
and parents of toddlers in the working area of the Dombusoi Health Center. The sample in this study amounted to
70 people. The results of the statistical using Chi-Square test show a significant association between socioeconomic (p-value:0.00, OR:7.71) and environmental sanitation (p-value:0.04, OR:3.01) with the incidence of
stunting. Education on the empowerment of local food sources and improving environmental hygiene needs to be
done to prevent stunting.