Analisis Kejadian Stunting Pada Balita ditinjau Dari Status Imunisasi Dasar, Riwayat ASI Eksklusif Dan Riwayat Penyakit Infeksi Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sigompul 2022

Stunting or short is one of the indicators of chronic nutritional status that describes stunted growth due to long-term malnutrition. Riskesdas data in 2018 showed the
prevalence of stunting in toddlers in Indonesia was 30.8%. Conditions in Indonesia based on data from the 2019 Indonesian Toddler Nutrition Status Study (SSGBI) are still relatively high, where the prevalence of stunting is 27.67%, this figure shows that stunting in Indonesia is still higher than the prevalence in Southeast Asia of 24.7%. This study is an observational analytical study using a retrospective case control study design. The study was conducted in the Sigompul Health Center Working Area of Humbang Hasundutan Regency, from April to July 2022. The sample size in this study was 18 cases and control samples were taken with a ratio of 1: 1, namely 18 people. So the sample size is 36 people. The sampling technique in this study is Consecutive sampling. The results of the study showed that basic immunization status was related to stunting with a p value of 0.002 <0.05; history of exclusive breastfeeding is related to stunting with a p value of 0.007<0.05; while the history of infectious diseases is not related to stunting with a p value of 0.658>0.05. It is expected that health workers in the Sigompul health center work area will promote socialization and counseling about exclusive breastfeeding and also basic immunization programs.
Keywords: Stunting, Immunization, Breast Milk, Infection, Health Center