Association between parental socio-demographic factors and declined linear growth of young children in Jakarta
Association between parental socio-demographic factors and declined
linear growth of young children in Jakarta
Abstract: In Indonesia,
approximately 35.5% of children under five years old were stunted. Stunting is
related to shorter adult stature, poor cognition and educational performance,
low adult wages, lost productivity, and higher risk of nutrition-related
chronic disease. The aim of this study was to identify parental
socio-demographic risk factors of declined linear growth in children younger
than 2 years old.
Methods: This was a cohort-prospective study between August 2012 and May
2014 at three primary community health care centers (Puskesmas) in Jakarta,
Indonesia, namely Puskesmas Jatinegara, Mampang, and Tebet. Subjects were
healthy children under 2 years old, in which their weight and height were
measured serially (at 6–11 weeks old and 18–24 months old). The length-for-age
based on those data was used to determine stature status. The serial
measurement was done to detect growth pattern. Parental socio-demographic data
were obtained from questionnaires
Results: From the total of 160 subjects, 14 (8.7%) showed declined growth
pattern from normal to stunted and 10 (6.2%) to severely stunted. As many as
134 (83.8%) subjects showed consistent normal growth pattern. Only 2 (1.2%)
showed improvement in the linear growth. Maternal education duration less than
9 years (RR=2.60, 95% CI=1.23–5.46; p=0.02) showed statistically significant
association with declined linear growth in children.
Conclusion: Mother with education duration less than 9 years was the
determining socio-demographic risk factor that contributed to the declined
linear growth in children less than 2 years of age.
Keywords: children; maternal
education; risk factor; socio-demographic; stunting
Author: Hartono Gunardi,
Soedjatmiko Soedjatmiko, Rini Sekartini, Bernie E. Medise, Anthony C. Darmawan,
Rilie Armeilia, Ruth Nadya
Jounal Code: jpkedokterangg170224
