HUBUNGAN PERILAKU KELUARGA SADAR GIZI (KADARZI) DENGAN KEJADIAN STUNTING DI KELURAHAN BATUNADUA JAE KOTA PADANG SIDEMPUAN

Abstract

Indonesia still faces a triple burden of malnutrition, there are stunting, wasting, and obesity which have a serious impact on the quality of human resources. Prevent effort to reduce stunting cannot be carried out only by the health sector, but by involving cross-sectors and within from the family by implementation the Family Awareness Nutrition (Kadarzi). The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between Kadarzi  and the incidence of stunting in toddlers in Batunadua Jae Village, Padang Sidempuan City The research was conducted in Batunadua Jae Village, Padang Sidempuan Batunadua District, Padang Sidempuan City in January 2023. This research used a cross-sectional method to determine the correlation between Kadarzi  and the incidence of stunting. The result showed that majority of families were not  Kadarzi  (81.4%). The lowest indicator was exclusive breastfeeding (34.3%) and the highest indicator was the consumption of iodized salt (100%). Stunted  were 67.1% and not stunted were 32.9%. Based on the results of the analysis, there were a correlation between nutritional awareness family and the incidence of stunting. Families were not Kadarzi will be at risk of having stunted children 6.9 times greater than families  with Kadarzi.