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Stunting Was Associated with Reported Morbidity, Parental Education and Socioeconomic Status in 0.5–12-Year-Old Indonesian Children

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  • Moesijanti Y. E. Soekatri

    (The South East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS) Indonesian Team, Jakarta 12320, Indonesia
    Persatuan Ahli Gizi Indonesia, Jakarta 12320, Indonesia
    Nutrition Department, Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health of Jakarta II, Jakarta 12120, Indonesia)

  • Sandjaja Sandjaja

    (The South East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS) Indonesian Team, Jakarta 12320, Indonesia
    Persatuan Ahli Gizi Indonesia, Jakarta 12320, Indonesia)

  • Ahmad Syauqy

    (Persatuan Ahli Gizi Indonesia, Jakarta 12320, Indonesia
    Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang 50275, Indonesia)

Abstract

Stunting is highly prevalent in Indonesian children. The objective of this study was to identify the associations of stunting with morbidity, parental education and socioeconomic status (SES) in Indonesian children. The study population was part of the South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS). A total of 2236 Indonesian children aged 0.5 to 12 years, who had participated in the SEANUTS, were included in this study. Stunting was defined as height for age Z-score (HAZ) ≤ −2 using WHO criteria and severe stunting as HAZ ≤ −3. Information on morbidity, parental education and family SES were collected by structured questionnaires. ANOVA was used for evaluating differences across groups, with or without correction for confounders. The results showed that the overall prevalence of stunting was 31.4%. HAZ in stunted children was associated with disease incidence, including frequency, parental education and family income. There were no significant differences in HAZ values in stunted children with one or more bouts of infectious, digestive tract or respiratory tract illnesses compared to stunted children with no reported illness. The prevalence of stunting in Indonesian children was high and was strongly associated with child morbidity, parental education and SES.

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  • Moesijanti Y. E. Soekatri & Sandjaja Sandjaja & Ahmad Syauqy, 2020. "Stunting Was Associated with Reported Morbidity, Parental Education and Socioeconomic Status in 0.5–12-Year-Old Indonesian Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:17:p:6204-:d:404603
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